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To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On May 5, 2021, Cal/OSHA issued much-awaited FAQs which provide clarity on whether employers must continue to exclude fully vaccinated employees from the workplace if they were exposed to a confirmed positive COVID-19 case (at work or otherwise). Prior to this guidance, fully vaccinated employees in California with exposure were still required to be excluded from the workplace under Cal/OSHA's Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS), but not under CDC guidance. This conflict was challenging fo...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: From January 1, 2021, until January 1, 2023, Cal/OSHA has been empowered to issue citations more quickly for serious violations related to COVID-19. Employers throughout California are starting to feel the sting of the heightened Cal/OSHA regulations related to COVID-19 through employee class actions and Private Attorney General Actions. The combined effect of these developments should be incentive for all California employers to become readily familiar with at least the following Cal/OSHA requirements: COVID-19 Emergency Temporary ...

The Saqui Law Group Details Published: 15 April 2021 On Friday, President Biden announced that he intends to nominate Douglas L. Parker to serve as assistant secretary of labor for the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Parker has been the Chief of the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) since September 2019. In that role, Parker has overseen the drafting, implementation, and enforcement of the COVID-19 Cal/OSHA Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) that are now in litigation. Prior to Ca...

California took a huge step toward full reopening by announcing its intention to lift all business restrictions under the "Blueprint for a Safer Economy" by mid-June...

San Francisco Judge Denies Injunctive Relief Allowing Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards to Remain in Place Friday, March 5, 2021 On February 25, 2021, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Ethan Schulman denied applications for preliminary injunctions in their entirety requested by two plaintiffs, thus leaving in place the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (Cal/OSHA) COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS). The ETS took effect on November 30, 2020. Judge Schulman found that the plaintiffs had not met their burden of showing that they would...