Responding to Religious Objections to Vaccine Requirements

Perhaps I should not have been surprised that my clients who have mandated COVID-19 vaccines have seen far more objections to their mandates based on…

Cal/OSHA Standards Board Readopts COVID-19 ETS

Bryan Little, Farm Employers Labor Service June 17, 2021 On June 17, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board voted to readopt a revised COVID-19 Emergency…

California 2022 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

As we previously announced, California is reintroducing COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave in 2022 (“2022 SPSL”). The proposed Assembly Bill…

Supplemental COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Under AB 1867

On September 9, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1867 into law creating two new Labor Code sections: 248 (food service workers) and 248.1(covered…

New Large Non-Food Sector Paid Sick Leave Mandate  Effective Sept. 19

AB 1867 (signed by Gov. Newsom on September 6) mandates both food sector employers and employers in other industries employing 500 or more employees…

Cal/OSHA Issues COVID-19 Citations

The Division of Occupational Safety and Health of the California Department of Industrial Relations (Cal/OSHA) has announced citations “…for not…

Cal/OSHA Night Work Regulation Resources from FELS

Regulatory Text: Effective July 1, 2020: Cal/OSHA regulations for outdoor agricultural operations during hours of darkness  Ag Night Work…