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As if the sickness and death associated with the COVID-19 pandemic wasn’t enough, all industries including the printing industry is now experiencing a paper shortage. At least in part, the cause of this paper shortage can be traced back to the pandemic and issues related to staffing, shipping, and the demand for source paper materials.
Legislators in Sacramento have fast-tracked new legislation that will extend paid COVID-19 leave benefits for workers in California. AB 84, which Gov. Gavin Newsom has promised to sign, would require employers with 26 or more workers to provide up to 40 hours of supplemental paid sick leave for employees who are unable to work on
With more lawsuits proliferating against employers during the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses have to be more diligent than ever about their record-keeping. Besides facing lawsuits alleging a business didn’t do enough to protect its employees or the public, employers are also contending with a tougher regulatory climate thanks to a number of new state and federal
Without a decisive legal pronouncement by the federal government permitting employers to institute a vaccine mandate, employers should continue exercising caution to avoid potential legal pitfalls when devising a vaccine policy and potential mandate by allowing for legal exceptions and anticipating possible resistance based on language in FDA Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) for vaccine manufacturers.
The Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board, a seven-member body appointed by the Governor, is the standards-setting agency within the Cal/OSHA program. Over the past month, the Standard Board passed new proposed amendments to Cal/OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”). Then, on June 17, 2021, the Standards Board voted adopt a new ETS, which the Governor Newsom immediately signed
On May 18, 2021, Santa Clara County became among the first jurisdictions to issue an Order requiring employers to determine if employees are vaccinated. The Order requires compliance within two weeks (before June 1, 2021). Santa Clara County employers need to following the following requirements to comply with the Order: All businesses and governmental entities must
Governor Newsom signed legislation in March that requires California employers with more than 25 workers to provide them with up to 80 hours of COVID-19-related paid sick leave. The new law even requires employers to pay workers that took COVID-19-related sick leave prior to March for the time they took off. The law is retroactive to
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced on Friday that it has issued guidance for employers claiming the Employee Retention Credit under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) modified by the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 (Relief Act). Notice 2021-23 explains the changes to the Employee Retention Credit
As President Joe Biden signed the PPP Extension Act of 2021 into law in February, extending the Paycheck Protection Program an additional two months to May 31, 2021, and then providing an additional 30-day period for the SBA to process applications that are still pending, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business
The COVID-19 vaccine is a vital tool to help end the pandemic. Because the vaccine was developed so quickly, your employees may have concerns about its safety and effectiveness. Plus, social and cultural considerations may make some employees hesitant to get vaccinated. There’s also been a lot of conflicting information going around, so it makes
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