California Groups Blast State Agency for Proposal to Require Workers to Keep Wearing Masks
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California business groups are blasting a state agency s proposal to require vaccinated employees to keep wearing masks in the workplace.
The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Cal/OSHA) is set to meet Thursday to consider new workplace rules that would permit workers to take off their masks only if everyone in the vicinity has been vaccinated against COVID-19, the Associated Press reported. More than five dozen business organizations wrote a letter to the board and called the proposed rules an inconsistent standard.
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PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Silicon Valley-based law firm Wilison Sonsini and its technology subsidiary, SixFifty, today released an automated legal product to help employers comply with new COVID-19 regulations issued by the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Cal/OSHA). On November 30, 2020, Cal/OSHA issued new requirements for employers to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace. The new regulations require California employers to draft a written COVID-19 prevention plan, train employees on the new standards, screen and prevent sick employees from coming into the worksite, and promptly notify employees of COVID-19 cases at work, among other requirements. The regulations are effective immediately and apply to any organization that has employees in California.
December 12, 2020 2:29 AMLegal
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LOS ANGELES Organizers of the Free Speech Coalition’s virtual town hall today on COVID-19 restrictions and the industry’s response to the health crisis say the event helped clarify the growing restrictions and mandates impacting the industry.
“We were updating folks on what’s happening in California and clarify all the confusion out there about restrictions and having multiple jurisdictions making claims and regulations that are confusing and raising a lot of questions on the crisis,” said Ian O’Brien, FSC deputy executive director.
The meeting, held via the Zoom app this morning, gathered industry members from around the country as they asked questions about safety restrictions and industry guidelines for film and content shoots as well as how to practice proper protocols to stay safe.