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,…

Effective Immediately: Cal/OSHA’s Updated Guidelines for California Employers re: Vaccinations External

We previously covered the COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) that the California Division of Occupation Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) released back in November of 2020. Now we have an update for you that we hope helps RPNA’s clients. As of June 17, 2021, Cal/OSHA approved revisions to the ETS that reflect the current health…

California Supreme Court Holds Dynamex ABC Test for Independent Contractors Applies Retroactively

In 2018, the California Supreme Court decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court fundamentally changed the manner by which workers are classified as employees or independent contractors. The court found under the “suffer or permit to work” employee definition in all California wage orders, any worker who performs work for a business is…