Less than a week after Los Angeles County implemented its mask mandate, the City of Pasadena followed suit. In response to an increase in its...
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Long COVID Sufferers Have Coverage Under the ADA
The US Department of Health and Department of Justice came out with Guidance on “Long COVID” as a Disability Under the ADA, Section 504, and...
Masks and Vaccines: What Employers Need to Know
As the Delta variant spreads, local, state, and federal guidance on vaccines and masking is rapidly changing. On July 27, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control...
Can Employers Require Vaccination Before Hiring New Employees?
As more employees return to the workplace, employers want to know whether they can require new hires to receive the COVID-19 vaccine before their first...
Employers Are Thinking Again about Vaccinations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and President Biden himself are imploring people to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The Delta variant spreads more...
Los Angeles County Responds to Increased COVID-19 Deaths With New Mask Mandate
On July 17, 2021, at 11:59 p.m., a new mask mandate goes into effect for all of Los Angeles County. LA County consists of 88...
Employees Still Want Masks
Many states' mask mandates have been lifted, but employees are still cautious. An American Staffing Association Workforce Monitor® online survey was conducted from June 10–14...
Cal/OSHA Releases Latest Set of Revised COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards for June 17 Meeting
Last week we reported that Cal/OSHA withdrew its June 3 revised COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) it had sent to the Office of Administrative Law...
DOL Issues OSHA Pandemic Regulations
On June 10, 2021, the U S Department of Labor (DOL) issued new Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) regulations it planned on issuing in...
Cal/OSHA Standards Board Withdraws Previously Approved Revised COVID-19 ETS
As of this writing, on June 11, 2021, the state of California plans to fully reopen for business in less than one week (June 15)....