Tag: COVID-19
COVID-19 Laws Employers Need to Know
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank, and CalChamber Policy Advocate Ashley Hoffman discuss three...
How Part-Time Return to Work Affects Employee’s UI Benefits
My employee has been on furlough and collecting unemployment insurance (UI). If I bring her back to work part time, what is the maximum...
Legislature Fumbles Chance to Boost Economic Recovery
The California Legislature fumbled a chance to boost economic recovery in the state by choosing the easy path: business-as-usual.
Facing the three horsemen of the...
Remember Masks, Social Distance Over Holiday Weekend
The California Chamber of Commerce is urging all California businesses to remind their employees of the importance of wearing masks and maintaining social distancing...
Remote Work: Workers’ Comp Liabilities
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank and workers' compensation expert Randy Pollak discuss current...
New DIR COVID-19 Guidance Issued
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank is joined by employment law experts Bianca Saad...
Legislature Should Stick to COVID-19 Priorities
Despite their leaders’ vow to concentrate their attention on the pandemic and economic crises, it’s business as usual at the California Legislature.
In early spring,...
Job Killer Bill Lays COVID-19 Economic Fallout on Rental Property Owners
A California Chamber of Commerce job killer bill that shifts the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic fallout for tenants onto rental property owners will be considered...
Still No Clear Compliance Path for Wildfire Smoke Regulation
In the midst of COVID-19, it is easy to forget the host of other regulations and obligations with which businesses must comply in California....
COVID-19 Litigation Trends, Takeaways
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank talks with employment litigation expert Kristen Nesbit, partner...
The People’s Voice: Coronavirus Edition
California voters are understandably anxious about the health and economic crises facing families and workplaces. The California Chamber of Commerce commissioned a brief survey...
How to Sabotage a Recovery: Raise Taxes
Even before COVID-19, many Californians were struggling with the high cost of living here. The long-time willingness of many Californians to pay the “sunshine...
COVID-19 Creates Unprecedented Disruption
The final stretch of the legislative session starts today, and it will be like no other ever experienced. COVID-19 has disrupted everything and the...
Twenty Minutes at Two: A Capitol Experiment
Remember back in December, when I wrote that life in the capitol was stressful and recommended meditation as a tool? Never could I have...
COVID-19: Planning for School Closures
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank is joined by employment law experts Bianca Saad...
More Time to Apply for Paycheck Protection Program Loans
New Deadline: August 8, 2020
Legislation signed by the President last weekend extends the deadline to apply for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to August...
[July 23 Webinar] Adapting to the Evolving Workplace
Recorded Webinar Now Available
As the workplace continues to adapt amid COVID-19, new questions emerge as everyone adjusts to new social and workplace practices. Some...
Why Temperature Checks, Doctor’s Note May Be OK for COVID-19
With the current coronavirus pandemic, I have been wondering what I can do to protect my employees in the workplace. May we take the...
Struggling Businesses Face Billions in Increased Taxes
2020’s recipe has proven to be equal parts unpredictable and incalculable with a heaping helping of calamity and lest we forget the generous scoop...
COVID-19: Enforcing Mask Rules at Work
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank and employment law expert Jennifer Shaw discuss ways...