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Governor Newsom Issues New Executive Orders: Zero Emission Vehicles, COVID

September 24, 2020 6:26 amSeptember 24, 2020 6:36 am

Governor Gavin Newsom issued two Executive Orders (EO) on September 23. Both are detailed with important guidance to the California business community. The following summarizes the two EOs. Governor Executive Order 79-20 Governor Newsom issued his Executive Order N-79-20. It...

AB 685 – Employer Notices of COVID-19 Exposures

September 21, 2020 6:45 amSeptember 21, 2020 6:59 am

On September 17, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 685 by Assemblywoman Eloise Gómez Reyes (D-Grand Terrace) into law as Chapter 84, to require public agencies to notify employees if they’ve potentially been exposed to COVID-19 at the worksite. The...

Workers’ Compensation in the Time of COVID-19

September 20, 2020 8:02 amSeptember 20, 2020 8:12 am

On September 17, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1159 , by Senator Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo), into law as Chapter 85. Under the new law, employers face stricter requirements to report workplace Covid-19 cases to health authorities, and employees...

SB 1383 – Expanding California’s Family Rights Act

September 19, 2020 7:51 amSeptember 21, 2020 1:59 pm

On September 17, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1383, by Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara), into law as Chapter 86. The bill to expand protected-family leave, amended Government Code Section 12945.2, added Section 12945.2, and amended Section 12945.6. Section...

California’s Eight Health Entities: What’s the Difference?

September 18, 2020 7:25 amSeptember 18, 2020 7:32 am

California has eight health-related entities: Health and Human Services Agency, Department of Managed Health Care, Department of Health Care Services, Department of Public Health, Office of Health Information Integrity, California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Office of Statewide Health Planning and...

California’s Two Conservation Entities: What’s the Difference?

September 17, 2020 7:31 amSeptember 17, 2020 7:33 am

California has two conservation-related entities: Department of Conservation and the California Conservation Corps. What’s the difference? Department of Conservation Public Resources Code Division 1, Chapter 2, Sections 600 to 690 set forth the Department of Conservation. Chapter 2 was added...

California’s Two Industrial Entities: What’s the Difference?

September 16, 2020 6:47 amSeptember 16, 2020 6:54 am

California has two industrial-related entities: Department of Industrial Relations and the Industrial Welfare Commission. What’s the difference? Department of Industrial Relations Labor Code Division 1 established the Department of Industrial Relations in 1927 in Sections 50 to 176. Chapter 1...