Tag: COVID-19
California Supreme Court Rules on ‘Take-Home-COVID-19
Employers Not Liable for Household Members Infected with COVID
On July 6, 2023, the California Supreme Court issued a significant ruling related to “take-home-COVID-19.”
In short,...
Job Killer Bills Move Thru Senate Policy Committees
Two labor and employment bills identified as job killers by the California Chamber of Commerce won approval this week in the first Senate committees...
Budget: CalChamber Backs COVID Sick Leave Grants
The California Chamber of Commerce is supporting the Governor’s budget proposal to allocate $250 million for relief grants to help small businesses and nonprofits...
Cal/OSHA Extends COVID-19 Regulation for 2 Years
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board voted 6-1 yesterday to continue California’s COVID-19 regulation until December 2024.
As part of the transition from an emergency COVID-19 regulation...
Recruiting Best Practices for a Post-COVID-19 Job Landscape
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts and best-selling author and recruiting expert Rikka Brandon discuss hiring best...
Cal/OSHA Considers Removing Exclusion Pay Mandate From New COVID-19 Emergency Regulation
As the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) prepares to vote on the next iteration of California’s COVID-19 emergency regulation, one important...
CalChamber Calls for Changes to Nonemergency COVID Draft Rule
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board’s draft proposal to extend the state’s COVID-19 regulation for another two years—with some significant changes from the COVID-19 emergency regulation—still...
Update on COVID Paid Sick Leave
AB 152 (Committee on Budget) COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave passed the Legislature on August 31 and awaits action by the Governor.
The bill establishes the COVID-19...
The Latest Issues Employers Are Asking About on the CalChamber Labor Law Helpline
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts and CalChamber HR Adviser Ellen Savage discuss the issues employers are...
State Change in COVID-19 Definition of ‘Close Contact’ Leaves Questions for California Employers
One of the most well-known elements of COVID-19 workplace safety was changed last month — to relatively little fanfare — and it has left...
Considerations, Best Practices for Returning to In-Person Work Arrangements
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts and CalChamber HR Adviser Ellen Savage discuss hybrid and in-person work...
Extending CalCompetes Is Key to Job Growth and State-Wide Investments
The COVID-19 Pandemic triggered the deepest recession since the Great Depression. But just as the economic toll was steep, so is our economic recovery. ...
Gas Prices and the Gann Limit
Nothing shouts “cost of living” quite as loudly as gasoline prices in Los Angeles averaging $6.01 a gallon. Inflation has reached a 40-year high...
New Bill Proposes Workplace Vaccine Law
In this episode of The Workplace, CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts and CalChamber policy advocate Ashley Hoffman discuss AB 1993 (Wicks; D-Oakland), a...
Restraint Key in Handling New, Post-Pandemic Normal
The enduring lesson for policy makers as California recovers from the Pandemic Era should be restraint. California enjoys a bountiful budget surplus, but nobody...
California’s New COVID-19 Mask Rules
In this episode of The Workplace, CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts and CalChamber Labor and Employment Vice President Bianca Saad discuss the latest...
California to Soon Begin ‘Endemic’ Approach to Pandemic
California health officials next week will outline a new approach to dealing with the coronavirus that assumes it’s here to stay, Gov. Gavin Newsom...
COVID Paid Sick Leave: Old vs. New
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law experts Matthew Roberts and Bianca Saad, and CalChamber policy advocate Ashley Hoffman discuss California's...
CalChamber-Led Effort Results in Small Business COVID-19 Relief
An effort led by the California Chamber of Commerce with the support of a large coalition of allied groups has resulted in passage of...
CalChamber Issues Statement on COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Proposal
California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jennifer Barrera made the following comments in response to the proposal released today to extend COVID-19 paid...