All Items: Employee Health

Experts Testify to Pandemic's Unequal Impact, Seek Guidance from EEOC

Date:

April 29, 2021

At the recent virtual public hearing on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on civil rights in the workplace, the EEOC heard testimony from a variety of experts who emphasized the unequal nature of the pandemic's impacts and called on the agency to provide guidance on vaccine policies and other issues.
New California COVID Law Brings Back Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

Date:

March 22, 2021

Millions of California employees have regained the right to take supplemental paid sick leave under a COVID-related law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
San Francisco Joins Growing List of Localities Requiring Hazard Pay for Grocery Workers

Date:

March 22, 2021

More than a dozen West Coast localities have enacted ordinances to compensate frontline workers for the risks they face by working during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Illinois DOL Guides Employers on Vaccines

Date:

March 18, 2021

The time an employee spends getting an employer-mandated COVID-19 vaccine is likely compensable under the federal and state minimum wage laws, according to guidance from the Illinois Department of Labor.
Employers That Don't Protect Workers From COVID-19 May Find Themselves in OSHA's Crosshairs

Date:

March 16, 2021

OSHA has launched a new nationwide program focusing enforcement efforts on protecting high-risk employees from contracting the coronavirus while also protecting them from retaliation for complaining about unsafe conditions.
New York, California Address COVID-19 Vaccines Through Leave Laws, Guidance

Date:

March 16, 2021

New York has enacted a law providing paid leave for employees to receive COVID-19 vaccinations, and California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing released guidance addressing employers' ability to mandate COVID-19 vaccines.
COVID Relief Package: What Employers Need to Know

Date:

March 10, 2021

Congress has passed the sweeping $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill and sent it to the White House for President Biden to sign.
DOL Guidance Expands Pandemic Unemployment Assistance

Date:

March 9, 2021

As a result of recent guidance from the US Department of Labor more workers affected by the COVID-19 public health emergency may be eligible for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance.
California Employers Face Penalties of $3.2 Million for Coronavirus Violations

Date:

February 11, 2021

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has cited more than 100 employers for violating the state's coronavirus-protection rules.
Biden Calls for OSHA Action on COVID-19

Date:

January 22, 2021

President Biden on January 21 issued an executive order calling on OSHA and other federal agencies to strengthen workplace protections from COVID-19.

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Experts Testify to Pandemic's Unequal Impact, Seek Guidance from EEOC

New California COVID Law Brings Back Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

San Francisco Joins Growing List of Localities Requiring Hazard Pay for Grocery Workers

Illinois DOL Guides Employers on Vaccines

Employers That Don't Protect Workers From COVID-19 May Find Themselves in OSHA's Crosshairs

New York, California Address COVID-19 Vaccines Through Leave Laws, Guidance

COVID Relief Package: What Employers Need to Know

DOL Guidance Expands Pandemic Unemployment Assistance

California Employers Face Penalties of $3.2 Million for Coronavirus Violations

Biden Calls for OSHA Action on COVID-19

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