As California enters its third month of the stay-at-home order, the idea of having employees return to work still seems like a distant reality. However, as other states begin to…
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Employers may now conduct mandatory COVID-19 screenings before allowing employees back into the workplace, according to new guidance issued on April 23, 2020 from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission…
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As a result of the pandemic, many employers have been forced to implement varying degrees of employee work reduction, including furloughs or cutbacks in hours. To keep businesses up and…
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On Monday, April 27, San Francisco and five other Bay Area counties announced their decision to extend shelter-in-place orders through the end of May. While California has begun to flatten…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced employers and employment lawyers to brush up on the basics of unemployment law, legal terrain that in the past was largely foreign to them. Pre-COVID-19,…
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**UPDATE** These rules have been amended. See this post for latest updates. One of the most complicated factors for California employers dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic has been the patchwork…
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, more employees have been laid off or furloughed than ever before, with many more likely still to come. But for businesses still operating, whether at full…
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** UPDATE April 9, 2020 ** Please see this post for an update on the the L.A. Ordinance On March 27, 2020, the Los Angeles City Council approved an ordinance…
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On Wednesday, March 25, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a model Poster for employees, explaining the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The DOL also published a…
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On Wednesday night, March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law emergency legislation addressing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which includes provisions expanding leave and paid sick leave for…
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