This is an update to our prior OSHA/COVID-19 employer alerts. Cal/Osha has developed a model program to assist employers in creating their own workplace “written” Covid-19 Prevention Plan (CPP). This updated model, published June 29, 2021, reflects the changes made from the June 17, 2021, Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS). Cal/Osha...
REMOTE AND IN PERSON EMPLOYEES CA LABOR COMMISSIONER IS COMING FOR YOU Employers in California better get it right in the treatment of employees. Any employee working in California must be paid under California laws, including remote employees. The California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (“DLSE”) is tasked with combating...
COMMERCIAL LANDLORDS COVID-19: Force Majeure Clauses in Contracts – NY Court Decision We previously noted that most commercial leases contain Force Majeure clauses, that is, a provision in the lease that allows the tenant or landlord to be released from performance if there is an act of god or some...