Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed two COVID-19 related employment bills into law, SB 1159 (Hill, Daly) – COVID-19 workers compensation presumption and AB 685 (Reyes) – Employer COVID-19 exposure notification requirements . Both bills are briefly summarized below. SB 1159, which takes...
Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Budget Trailer Bill AB 1867 , related to paid sick leave and paid family leave. The broad scoped bill covers several different industries as well as a number of different types of leave. Included in the provisions of the bill is a section that will...
Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2257 (Gonzalez) into law. Assembly Member Gonzalez (D-San Diego) introduced 2257 as a way to fix some issues with independent contractor law, AB 5, as well as to include additional exemptions to the law. Included in the new exemptions is one for...
On the final night of the legislative session SB 1159 (Hill) related to COVID-19 workers’ compensation presumption passed both houses of the California State Legislature with bipartisan support. The bill is headed to the Governor’s desk and if signed it will become law immediately. SB 1159 was...
Yesterday, AB 685 (Reyes) was significantly amended to address a number of CSDA and other public agencies’ concerns. As amended, the bill will require all employers, public and private, to notify employees of potential exposure to COVID-19 at the workplace. Summarizing the provisions of the...
On August 24, SB 1159 (Hill) related to workers’ compensation presumptions due to COVID-19 was amended into what is believed to be its final form. As amended, SB 1159 has four distinct sections as summarized below: Section 1: Requires the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’...
CSDA led efforts to amend the provisions of AB 5 are paying off. Yesterday, coming out of the Senate Appropriations Committee, AB 2257 (Gonzalez) , the bill to make several fixes to last year’s AB 5 related to independent contractors was amended to provide exemptions from the “ABC” test for...
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Gavin Newsom and the State Legislature have been determined to address the issue of employees becoming ill and the role of employers in providing safe work environments and access to care. As the August 31 legislative deadline to pass bills in...
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic the Governor and the State Legislature have been determined to address the issue of employees becoming ill and the roll of employers in providing safe work environments and access to care. As the August 31 legislative deadline to pass bills in 2020...
Last week, AB 685 (Reyes) related to employee notification of potential COVID-19 exposure, passed out of the Senate Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement Committee with a commitment from the author to take significant amendments to address some employer concerns. As currently drafted, while...
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