Every New Year seems to bring with it many new legal obligations for California employers, and this year is no exception. It is accordingly time for California employers to review their policies and practices to ensure compliance with the new laws that go into effect January 1, 2021. Below is a summary of some of…
On December 22, 2020, the IRS announced the updated mileage rates for 2021 to be used in connection with calculating the costs of operating a personal vehicle.Beginning on January 1, 2021, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be 56 cents per mile driven for…
On December 14, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-84-20 which, among other things, updates the recent Cal/OSHA Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”) to match California Department of Public Health (“CDPH”) and Center for Disease Control (“CDC”) quarantine guidelines. Highlights include: All asymptomatic close contacts (within 6 feet of an infected person for a cumulative total of…
Following yesterday’s approval of Cal/OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”) that requires employers to protect workers from hazards related to COVID-19, employers are now required to immediately take steps in compliance with the ETS to implement a written COVID-19 Prevention Plan and to follow specific protocols to protect the workplace. As expected, Cal/OSHA has released additional guidance…
On November 19, 2020, the California Department of Industrial Relations’ (DIR) Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board passed an Emergency COVID-19 Prevention Regulation promulgating temporary standards designed to protect workers from hazards related to COVID-19. The emergency standards were submitted to the Office of Administrative Law (“OAL”) for approval. Yesterday, on November 30, 2020, the OAL…