On November 4, 2021, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a new Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), requiring employers with over 100 employees to implement a mandatory COVID…
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9th Circuit Reinstates California Law That Employers Can’t Mandate Employment Arbitrations
On October 10, 2019, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 51, prohibiting employers from requiring, as a condition of employment, continued employment, or the receipt of any employment-related benefit, that…
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White House Mandates Vaccines for Millions of Americans
On Thursday, September 9, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. signed two Executive Orders mandating COVID-19 vaccines for federal employees and for employees of federal contractors, and also signaled that…
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OVERVIEW Opportunities for student-athletes to benefit from use of their name, image, and likeness (NIL) have opened up under new NCAA rules adopted in the face of pressure from state…
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Several Bay Area counties, including San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Sonoma counties, as well as the city of Berkeley, have joined Los Angeles, Sacramento,…
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