Isolation and Quarantine (“Exclusionary”) Periods For California Employees by Doug Larsen of Fishman, Larsen, & Callister Late on January 6, 2022, Cal/OSHA updated its FAQs on its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) incorporating recommendations issued...
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COVID-19 Update: New Guidance on COVID Isolation Requirements
COVID-19 Update New Guidance on COVID Isolation Requirements The latest installment of state and federal COVID announcements leave us with more questions than answers.... You have probably heard that the CDC recently shortened its recommended quarantine timeline for...
COVID-19 Update: OSHA’s Federal Vaccine Mandate is Back In Effect
COVID-19 Update: OSHA's Federal Vaccine Mandate is Back In Effect Early in November, OSHA issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that mandated vaccination policies for employers of 100 or more employees. Shortly after, the Fifth Circuit Court issued a stay on...
COVID-19 Update: California’s New Mask Mandate For All Indoor Public Spaces
COVID-19 Update: California's New Mask Mandate For All Indoor Public Spaces In a press conference on Tuesday, December 13, 2021, California’s Health and Human Services Secretary, Mark Ghaly, announced a statewide mask mandate between December 15, 2021 and January 15,...
COVID-19 Update: OSHA’s Vaccine Mandate Blocked by a U.S. Court of Appeals
On November 4th, we let you know that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) filed a proposed rule requiring employers of 100 or more to ensure that their employees were either vaccinated against COVID-19 or tested weekly for the virus. The very next...
COVID-19 Update: OSHA Releases Proposed Vaccine Mandate
COVID-19 Update OSHA Releases Proposed Vaccine Mandate As directed by President Biden, on November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) filed a proposed rule covering employers of 100 or more. The 490-page (!) rule and preamble contain a...
Federal OSHA Vaccine Mandate for Large Employers
Federal OSHA Vaccine Mandate for Large Employers On November 4, 2021, federal OSHA announced a new Emergency Temporary Standard on Vaccination and Testing for employers with at least 100 employees. The ETS requires the following: Covered employers to require a...
UPDATE COVID-19 Sick Leave Payable Into October
In an HR Headliner published on September 23, we let you know that federal and state COVID-19 paid sick leave was set to expire on September 30, 2021. Employers with 26 or more employees should note that under California law, if an employee's qualifying absence for...
Important Updates on COVID Sick Leave and Background Checks
Expiration of COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave State and federal COVID paid time off benefits – emergency paid sick leave, expanded FMLA, and supplemental paid sick leave – have existed in some form since April 2020. Despite the ongoing pandemic, these benefits are set to...
COVID-19 Update: Vaccine Mandate for Employers of 100+
On September 9, President Biden announced that he would instruct the U.S. Department of Labor to issue an emergency rule requiring private employers with 100+ employees to ensure that all workers are fully vaccinated or submit to weekly COVID testing. Employers would...
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Form I-9 Reviews
Form I-9 Reviews On Tuesday, June 10, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) conducted the largest worksite enforcement operation in Nebraska so far this year, detaining 76 people from Glenn Valley Foods in Omaha. In a press release about the...
HR Headliner June 2025: Don’t Let ChatGPT Drive You Off a Cliff
Don't Let ChatGPT Drive You Off a Cliff AI is a great tool... trust but verify! In May 2018, an Oregon truck driver was missing for four days and had to walk 36 miles through the snow when his truck got stuck after his GPS mapping device sent him up the wrong road. In...
HR Headliner: What Have You Done For Me Lately? Communicating Your Total Rewards Program to Employees
April 2025 HR Headliner: What Have You Done For Me Lately? Communicating Your Total Rewards Program to Employees Business owners know that a competitive compensation package is essential for attracting and retaining great employees. Your "total rewards" program...
HR Headliner: Is AI Influencing Your Interviews?
March 2025 HR Headliner: Is AI Influencing Your Interviews? HR managers and recruiters have long known that candidates may embellish their resumes to boost job-related experience. Back in my day, the trickiest move may have been to coordinate with a friend to give a...
