Ignoring The Law : Nursing Homes Not Reporting Employee Deaths
The pandemic has exposed the fact that some people just can’t seem to follow the law. Like the drivers doing 100 MPH on the freeway endangering everyone else. (more…)
Employers Challenge To California’s COVID-19 Protections is (Very) Short-sighted
According to an article published by EHS Today, numerous employer groups are attacking the State of California over important COVID-19 emergency standards issued by the state’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA). (more…)
Part 2: Can Employers Require Employee Vaccination?
Employers who are unsure about whether to require employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine or not should take into consideration the role of state and local laws and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). (more…)
Part 1: Can Employers Require Employee Vaccination?
As numerous COVID-19 vaccines await FDA-approval, employers across the country are wondering what this means for their business. Should they require their employees to take the vaccine? (more…)
The Truth About California Employers’ COVID-19 Reporting Requirements
Senate Bill 1159 by Sen. Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo), which took effect immediately after it was signed into law on September 17 by Gov. Gavin Newsom, requires employers to retrospectively report positive employee COVID-19 tests that occurred between July 6 and September 17 by October 29. In addition, the law requires employers to report positive employee COVID-19 tests within three business days beginning on September 18 and going forward. (more…)
Workers Compensation COVID-19 Update
California workers’ compensation COVID-19 claims continue to rise, with the state recording 5,130 COVID-19 claims with August injury dates. According to the California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI), this brings the total for the year to 41,861 claims, or 11.2% of all California job injury claims reported an accident in 2020. Death claims rose to 224, up from 160 reported as of August 10th. (more…)
Tragedy Strikes the Happiest Place on Earth
For 16 years, Sonja Flowers worked as a server at a restaurant at a Disney resort. She’s been out of work since March 15th and believes she will soon be out of a job. For Flowers, 62, this may mean delaying her goal of retiring in five years.
California COVID-19 Workers’ Comp Claims Are Climbing
José Guzman, a 61-year-old from San Bernardino who commuted 60 miles to a Farmer John meat packing plant in Vernon, is one of the reportedly 266 workers infected in a COVID-19 outbreak at the plant, as of August 24. (more…)
WCAB Utilizes “LIFESIZE” Web Application For Hearings
The COVID-19 Pandemic has caused delays in taking testimony in California workers’ compensation trials since “in-person” testimony has not been possible since March of 2020. (more…)
COVID-19 Hits California Latinx Community Disproportionally
As COVID-19 continues to spread across California, the Latino community is at a higher risk of infection and death from the virus than individuals from other ethnicities. (more…)