Just this weekend, I was walking my dog when it hit me... Or… I hit it… the ground that is. Complete with mud on my hands, knees, and ego because of course a car was driving by and witnessed everything. In my case, a little precaution could have saved me from [...]
As we approach 2025, public agencies in California are preparing for a wave of new legislation that could impact operations, policies, and procedures. This post highlights a handful of key bills that may affect your agency. It’s important to note that this overview highlights only a portion of the many [...]
In today's fast-paced environment, employers are increasingly facing a range of legal risks related to their workforce. Employment liability risk—ranging from claims of discrimination and harassment to wrongful termination and wage disputes—can have serious financial consequences. Effective risk management in this area is essential to safeguard your business from potential [...]
After a long hiatus due to focusing on the COVID-19 Pandemic, Cal/OSHA is again revisiting an Indoor Heat Illness Standard. The standard is currently under a 45-day Public Comment Period, with the Cal/OSHA Standards Board having a public hearing May 18th, 2023. Barring changes from the public hearing, the standard has [...]
The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) offers health plans that cover over 1.5 million active and retired public employees and their dependents. These plans effectively meet the needs of many California public agencies. However, more than 1,000 public agencies contract health insurance directly with health plans or through Joint [...]
The Interactive Process is a requirement of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, and is triggered by an employee who suffered a work-related or non-work related injury or illness and has requested a reasonable accommodation. All California employers with 5 or more employees are required to reasonably accommodate their employees [...]
Cal/OSHA has recently released their permanent COVID-19 Non-Emergency Regulation. This regulation has been several years in the making, and has some changes moving forward including: The Non-Emergency Regulation will be in effect for a minimum of 2 years from the effective date of 02/03/23 Records must be maintained for a [...]
If you were keeping track of your state government, you probably noticed that this year’s legislative session was busy. There were numerous bills proposed and passed in both the House and Senate, and Governor Gavin Newsom signed many of these into law at the end of September. The new laws [...]
CDPH has recently updated their masking requirements. Starting March 1st, 2022, the requirement that unvaccinated individuals mask in indoor public settings will move to a strong recommendation that all persons, regardless of vaccine status, continue indoor masking. Their are several high-risk areas where masking will continue to be required, regardless of [...]
On February 9th, SB114 (full bill text here) was signed into law by Governor Newsom, bringing back COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) for covered California employees. This bill goes into effect February 19th 2022, but is retroactive to January 1, 2022. Please click here to see the FAQ. Employers [...]