Updated June 23, 2020
The COVID-19 Pandemic Keeps Civil Claims Alive
While workers and businesses are focusing on addressing the immediate health and financial impacts of the COVID-19 virus, in California, the virus has another effect—keeping civil ...
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COVID-19
Is It Safe to Bring Employees Back to Work Following the COVID Crisis?
As businesses continue preparing to reopen, many employers share the same concern—what actions can employers take to provide a workplace that is safe from COVID-19?
Because the virus is primarily spread from person to person, preventing people who ...
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Employers Have the Burden to Prove COVID-19 Was Not Contracted at Work
In 1917, California was one of the first jurisdictions to expressly cover disease in its Workmen's Compensation Insurance and Safety Act by defining a workers’ compensation injury to include "any disease arising out of the employment." (See Cal. ...
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Late Expense Reimbursement for Employees Working Remotely
We are finally in the phase of the Shelter in Place Orders where states and local governments are considering how to reopen the economy. As a result, many employers are planning to return telecommuters to the office. When the Shelter in Place Orders ...
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Expense Reimbursement for Employees Working Remotely
Employers requiring employees to work from home during COVID-19 quarantines should promptly review and update their expense reimbursement policies.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and state and local quarantines, many employers directed ...
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Governor Expands Paid Sick Leave for Food Sector Workers
As part of the ongoing effort to address the effects of COVID-19 on businesses and employees, Governor Newsom issued an executive order providing Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for food sector workers.
Executive Order N-51-20, signed on April 16, ...
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Labor Implications for Mid-Size Employers Taking CARES Act Loans
Much has been written about the benefits available to employees of employers with fewer than 500 employees under the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act, including enhanced unemployment, paid sick leave and paid family medical ...
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CARES Act Payroll Program and Loan Forgiveness
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) was signed into law on March 27, 2020, adopting the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for small businesses and the Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act that provides temporary ...
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