Law Alerts

The Los Angeles County Health Officer issued an order on August 12, 2021 (“Order”), which includes the provisions of the State Public Health Officer Order of August 5, mandating vaccination for workers in the healthcare and other congregate settings and adds some additional provisions. Specifically, the LA County Order expands the August 5 vaccination mandate […]

August 5 Order Directed to Workers The California Department of Public Health (“CDPH”) issued two new public health orders on August 5, 2021. The first August 5 Order directed to workers (“August 5 ODW”) requires “workers” in most “healthcare facilities” to be fully vaccinated or receive their second dose by September 30, 2021. The Order […]

On July 31, 2021, a new Los Angeles County COVID-19 Health Officer Order (“Order”) went into effect.  This new Order follows the recent order from July 17th that requires face coverings for everyone while indoors, regardless of vaccination status, due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the Delta variant, and also incorporates […]

On July 26, 2021, California Governor announced a new mandate requiring state employees and covered employers in the health care industry and in high-risk congregate settings, such as adult and senior residential facilities, homeless shelters, and jails, to get vaccinated or get tested regularly. The mandate applies to all workers of covered employers. Specifically, the […]

In an unfortunate turn of events for employers, the California Supreme Court has just made paying the state’s “premium” for non-compliant meal and rest periods a little more expensive and a lot more difficult to calculate. Under California law, an employer is required to “pay the employee one additional hour of pay at the employee’s […]

On July 15, 2021, the County of Los Angeles Health Officer announced that the County will require masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status, starting at 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, July 17th.  The decision to bring back the masking requirement was made due to a rapid increase in COVID-19 and the Delta variant cases. While the […]

Effective July 1, 2021 WHO DOES THE MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE APPLY TO? Effective July 1, 2021, ALL employers in the City of Los Angeles and unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, regardless of size and number of employees, are required to compensate employees at the increased minimum wage rate of $15 per hour.   The […]

Wednesday evening, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board’s (“Board”) voted unanimously to pull back the revised Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”) from the approval process at the Office of Administrative Law. That means that the original ETS remains in place for now, and there will be no revisions taking effect by June 15th. It […]

On March 19, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (“SPSL”) into law. While the new SPSL is similar to California’s previous COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave law that expired on December 31, 2020, it contains substantial differences. The SPSL will go into effect on March 29, 2021 and is […]

Starting January 1, 2021, recent legislation greatly expanded the California Family Rights Act, which allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for their own serious health condition; care for certain family members’ serious health condition; or to bond with a new child.  We strongly encourage all employers to […]