October 28, 2020 COVID-19 Related Bills COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation Coverage: Effective immediately upon signing on September 17, 2020 is SB 1159, which establishes a “disputable presumption” that employees who suffer illness or death due to COVID-19 contracted the virus on the job and thus it is compensable through the employers’ workers compensation insurance. The bill also requires employers to inform their workers’ compensation insurance administrator in writing within

October 1, 2020 On September 17, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law SB 1383, significantly expanding applicability of family and medical leave entitlements to employees under the California Family Rights Act (CFRA). Under this new law, California employers with five (5) or more employees must allow employees to take up to 12 workweeks of unpaid protected leave during any 12-month period to bond with a new child or to care for themselves or a family member due to a se

September 17, 2020 Since the Shelter in Place orders started to relax earlier this summer, employers have been grappling with opening back up, bringing their employees safely back to work, and serving their clients and customers while socially distancing. From an employment law perspective, the questions from employers are plentiful: How do I set up my work space so my employees are social distancing and safe and the entire facility is properly sanitized? What if an employee