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Sep 21 2023
DisabilityWage and Hour

Listen to webinar recording on constructive HR conversations

Our webinar recording of Let’s Talk About It: Better Conversations to Build Trust, Drive Performance, and Dial Down the Drama is now available for viewing. Jodi Slavik, Employment Attorney and Strategic Services Director for Vigilant, recently joined TERRA’s Chief Strategy Officer, Jenifer Lambert, in a webinar designed to unlock the power of constructive HR conversations…

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Sep 21 2023
DisabilityWage and Hour

Listen to webinar recording on constructive HR conversations

Our webinar recording of Let’s Talk About It: Better Conversations to Build Trust, Drive Performance, and Dial Down the Drama is now available for viewing. Jodi Slavik, Employment Attorney and Strategic Services Director for Vigilant, recently joined TERRA’s Chief Strategy Officer, Jenifer Lambert, in a webinar designed to unlock the power of constructive HR conversations…

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Oct 20 2022
OregonTermination & ResignationWage and Hour

OREGON: Owners and managers can be personally liable

The Oregon Court of Appeals recently ruled that a person making decisions on behalf of a business entity employer can be held personally liable for aiding, abetting, or inciting a violation of Oregon’s discrimination statutes. Two restaurant servers filed a class-action lawsuit alleging that their employer’s tip-pooling arrangement violated Oregon law. The employees alleged that…

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Oct 06 2022
Safety and HealthWashington

WASHINGTON: Fall protection rules updated

The Washington Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has issued revisions to its unified fall protection rules, which take effect on November 1, 2022. The unified rules, originally published in 2020 (and reported here), merged all industry fall protection standards and aligned them with federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards. However, OSHA remained concerned…

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Feb 11 2022
COVID-19CaliforniaLeave Laws

CALIFORNIA: COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave is back

On February 9, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new law reviving supplemental paid sick leave (SPSL). California employers with 26 or more employees will need to provide up to 80 hours of SPSL to employees who are unable to work for reasons related to COVID-19 (coronavirus). The new COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave…

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Feb 03 2022
COVID-19Harassment & DiscriminationSafety and Health

CDC now uses “up to date” instead of “fully vaccinated”

In updated guidance regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus) vaccination status, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) now uses the term “up to date” instead of “fully vaccinated.” Up to date means individuals have received all recommended COVID-19 vaccines, including any booster dose(s) when eligible. Workers are eligible for a booster if at least 5 months have passed…

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Feb 03 2022
COVID-19CaliforniaLeave Laws

CALIFORNIA: Lawmakers plan to bring back supplemental PSL

On January 25, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom and California legislators announced a plan to bring back Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) for employees who are unable to work for reasons related to COVID-19 (coronavirus). As we previously reported, California’s previous law that provided SPSL to employees impacted by COVID-19 expired on September 30, 2021. Currently, Governor Newsom and California…

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Jan 20 2022
COVID-19CaliforniaDisability

CALIFORNIA: Masks required indoors through Feb. 15, 2022

On January 5, 2022, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) extended its order requiring everyone to wear masks in indoor public settings regardless of whether they’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19 (coronavirus). The original statewide order was set to end on January 15, 2022, but will now stay in effect through February 15, 2022. CDPH…

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Jul 22 2021
OregonSafety and Health

OREGON: Oregon OSHA offers heat illness prevention resources

The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Oregon OSHA) is offering educational and training resources to help employers comply with its recently adopted temporary rule to prevent heat illness, on which we recently issued an Alert. The resources include a fact sheet summarizing the rule; a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) infographic for employers on…

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Jul 09 2021
OregonSafety and Health

ALERT: Oregon heat illness rule applies now

On July 8, 2021, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Oregon OSHA) issued a temporary rule intended to prevent heat illness in workers on hot-weather days. The new Oregon heat illness prevention rule applies to all Oregon employers, including employers in the agriculture industry. Among other requirements, the new rule may require additional paid…

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Jun 17 2021
COVID-19Safety and HealthWage and Hour

OSHA issues COVID-19 workplace rule for health care employers

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released an emergency temporary rule to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) for employers that provide health care services. The new rule applies to most employers that provide health care services or health care support services. OSHA has published a helpful guide for employers to determine…

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Jun 03 2021
COVID-19Safety and Health

OSHA won’t require recording vaccine side effects after all

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently updated its guidance on COVID-19 (coronavirus) vaccines to state that it won’t enforce recordkeeping requirements for worker side effects from mandatory vaccines through May 2022. As we previously reported, OSHA had stated that side effects resulting from employer-mandated COVID-19 vaccines may be recordable on the OSHA…

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