Drawing the Line: Employers Not Responsible for Employee-to-Family COVID-19 Transmission

Author: Burton E. Falk Last week the California Supreme Court made a pivotal ruling that could have significant implications for your responsibilities as employers during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Court clarified that employers do not owe a tort-based duty to non-employees to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to family members under workers’ compensation laws.…

Efforts to Repeal PAGA in 2024

By Trevor Witt An upcoming ballot measure could significantly affect your business and provide some much needed relief from costly and frivolous lawsuits for employers. The November 2024 ballot will contain a measure titled “Fair Pay and Employer Accountability Act,” which proposes to repeal the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) in California. PAGA was initially…

CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS ACT (CPRA) BECAME EFFECTIVE ON JANUARY 1, 2023. AMENDS THE CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT (CCPA) AND THEREFORE DOES NOT CREATE A SEPARATE NEW LAW[1].

What’s new?   The new law covers legal entities of a certain size (see below) that do business in California and collect personal information of consumers. A consumer is defined as a California resident and therefore includes employees.   ·      Businesses must provide a “notice at collection”.   At the time of collecting the personal…

BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Proposed OSHA Vaccine-or-Test Rule

Many employers, with 100 or more employees, were preparing to implement a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination or testing policy consistent with the Biden administration’s proposed rule. The proposed regulation was to be enforced by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”). However, employers received relief from the administrative burden of enforcing the rule. On January 13,…