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California Re-Launches COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave

California once again launches paid sick leave for employees who request leave due to COVID -19 ("COVID SPSL"). The law (SB 114) will...

OSHA COVID-19 ETS Moves Forward - Supreme Court Challenges Underway

Quick Summary: On December 17, 2021, the Sixth Circuit--by a close call--dissolved the stay of OSHA's Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination and...

Responding to OSHA’s Latest Vaccination Mandate

- Richard Liu, Esq. (Managing Counsel), Neo Chen (Counsel) On November 4, 2021, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”)...

Universal Indoor Mask-Wearing Mandate is Back, Effective August 3, 2021

- Richard Liu, Esq. (Managing Counsel), Neo Chen (Law Clerk) Yesterday afternoon, various counties in California, including the Counties...

Los Angeles County Again Requires Masks Indoor - Starting on July 18

- Richard Liu, Esq. (Managing Counsel), Neo Chen (Law Clerk) This past Friday, on July 16, 2021, the Department of Public Health of Los...

Effective Immediately - Cal/OSHA’s Revised COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS)

- Richard Liu, Esq. (Managing Counsel) On June 17, 2021, the Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board of California's Division of...

Conducting Better Remote Investigation in a Post-Pandemic World

- Richard Liu, Esq. (Managing Counsel) During this pandemic, technology has allowed us to work remotely and more productively. As a...

Employers: Mandatory Vaccine Policy May Lead to Mandatory Pay---Incentivize Instead.

As many employers gear up for the reopening, some of the most asked questions include: how to prevent COVID spread; how to keep employees...

New CDC Guidelines on Mandatory COVID Testing

Recently, CDC issued additional guidelines addressing mandatory testing as part of an employer’s COVID-19 prevention plan. In particular,...

3 Things You Can Easily Do to Improve Your Team's Wellbeing

- Richard Liu, Esq. (Managing Counsel, ILS) It's been exactly one year since the pandemic began for us in the U.S. As most of the...

Employers, what to do if you suspect your employee is lying about testing positive for COVID-19?

When your employee or coworker calls to let you know he tested positive for COVID-19, you respond immediately with sympathy and worry,...