OSHA COVID Emergency Temporary Standard for Employers

OSHA COVID Emergency Temporary Standard for Employers

In early September, the White House directed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to develop and issue an emergency temporary standard (ETS) mandating that employers with 100 or more employees require employees to be fully vaccinated or submit to...
Client Alert: Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate

Client Alert: Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate

In order to aid President Biden’s plan in containing the COVID-19 pandemic, two Executive Orders were released on September 9, 2021, mandating COVID-19 vaccines for federal government employees and employees of federal government contractors. It should be noted that...
Legal Insight: Impacts of AB5

Legal Insight: Impacts of AB5

On January 1, 2020 California’s Assembly Bill No. 5[1] (“AB5”) went into effect. While AB5 has spurred media attention in the gig-economy, focusing on whether or not Lyft and Uber will leave California[2], the Bill also has substantial effects on the Construction...
Client Alert: California’s CROWN Act

Client Alert: California’s CROWN Act

On July 3, 2019 Governor Newsom of California signed into law Senate Bill 188, commonly known as the CROWN Act (Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair). This Act makes California the first state to ban discrimination against Natural Hair. SB 188 went...
COVID-19 Update: Impacts on CA Education

COVID-19 Update: Impacts on CA Education

Five months into the pandemic and with fall right around the corner, California school districts are beginning to announce their plans for the upcoming school year. California has set specific guidelines to determine whether schools can conduct in-person learning or...