COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards: What Do Employers Need to Know? Recognizing that the COVID-19 pandemic will not be leaving us soon, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board recently proposed changes to the California Code of Regulations to address COVID-19 prevention measures for the workplace. The Board’s Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”) were adopted by […]
Is It 2021 Yet? Not Quite, But New 2021 California Laws Are Here! 2020 has been quite the year, but not the type of year any of us had in mind back on January 1. Sports, schools, theatre movies, and dining inside restaurants all were replaced by a “new normal” of remote work from home, […]
Santa Clara County Enters New Phase to Contain the Coronavirus as Health Officer Issues Updated Order As COVID-19 numbers continue to climb, the Santa Clara County Health Officer has taken steps to balance efforts to contain the virus while recognizing that many local businesses have been unable to operate for months, by issuing a new […]
It’s Off to the Races: The Employment Law Landscape Continues to Evolve As Employers Sprint to Rebuild and Reopen Businesses In the Shadow of COVID-19 As states begin to move away from Shelter in Place orders and employers are permitted to reopen and rebuild their businesses, plaintiffs’ lawyers, unsurprisingly, have wasted no time in racing […]
SRC’s Erik Johnson recently served as a panel member for the webinar, “HR’s New Hybrid Workforce – Connecting & Communicating.” During the webinar, sponsored by the North County Human Resources – San Diego, Erik discussed new workplaces and converted home spaces, disconnected teams and distributed work, employee disruptions, stabilizing mental health, communication, and HR’s role […]
Department of Labor Issues First Guidance on Implementation of Families First Coronavirus Response Act and Updates to CDC Guidance for Employers March 24, 2020 Today, March 24, 2020, the Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor issued its first guidance to help employers and employees understand the new emergency paid sick […]
Families First Act Employer Paid Leave Benefits: The IRS, DOL, Treasury Plan For Implementing Tax Credits March 23, 2020 As the April 2, 2020, effective date of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“Families First Act” or the “Act”) draws near, the U.S. Treasury Department (“Treasury”), Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and Department of Labor […]
Californians to Shelter in Place: But Critical Infrastructure Businesses to Continue March 20, 2020 In a bold and historic move, California has become the first state in the nation to issue a “stay at home” order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, on the evening of March 19, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive […]
Families First Coronavirus Response Act: What Employers Need to Know March 20, 2020 Executive Summary: As a result of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, a landmark federal law enacted this week, private employers in the United States with fewer than 500 employees will be required to provide 12 weeks of family and medical leave […]
Special Edition Employer COVID-19 Preparedness Guide March 18, 2020—UPDATE California Governor Suspends Cal-WARN Notice Requirement As the 2019 Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) crises continue to unfold, Sacks Ricketts & Case, LLP remains committed to keeping our clients up to date. This is a brief update to the e-alert sent earlier today. Cal-WARN Notice Period Suspended Yesterday, California […]
Special Edition Employer COVID-19 Preparedness Guide March 18, 2020 Workplace Issues and COVID-19 As the 2019 Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic spreads across the world, it is vital that employers remain vigilant in monitoring the situation and staying informed of governmental orders and developments. As the second of a series of informational e-alerts, Sacks Ricketts & Case, […]
Employment Law Update — March 13, 2020 A CIRCUIT SPLIT ON WHETHER OBESITY IS A DISABILITY. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against applicants and employees with disabilities that can otherwise perform the essential functions of their jobs. The ADA defines a “disability” as “a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one […]