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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...

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...

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...