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Apr 23 2020
COVID-19Safety and Health

OSHA will exercise discretion in enforcement of COVID-19 safety

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has directed its compliance officers to consider the good faith efforts of employers who are unable to fully comply with federal safety requirements to conduct audits, reviews, training, or assessments due to COVID-19 (coronavirus). The agency provides several examples. In situations where you as an employer are unable…

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Apr 16 2020
COVID-19Safety and Health

OSHA eases COVID-19 recording standards for OSHA 300 log

If workers come down with COVID-19 (coronavirus), most employers don’t have to assess whether their illness was work-related for purposes of OSHA recordkeeping requirements, according to enforcement guidance released by OSHA on April 10, 2020. Employers must record work-related illnesses on the OSHA Form 300 (Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses). OSHA’s guidance acknowledges that…

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Apr 09 2020
COVID-19Safety and Health

OSHA temporarily relaxes respirator fit-testing protocols

In response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced that it’s temporarily relaxing the usual requirements for annual fit-testing of respirators in workplaces where respiratory protection is required under existing OSHA regulations. OSHA had already done so for the health care industry on March 14, 2020. On April…

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Apr 09 2020
COVID-19CaliforniaIdaho

Extended school closures mean more leave requests

As school closures due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) are being extended, employers will likely see more leave requests from workers. Officials in Arizona, California, Oregon, and Washington have closed in-person instruction through the end of the school year. In Idaho, schools are closed through the end of the school year but local school districts have the…

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Apr 09 2020
COVID-19CaliforniaLeave Laws

CALIFORNIA: Los Angeles requires paid sick leave and face coverings

Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti has signed a paid sick leave ordinance affecting businesses with more than 500 employees and has issued a directive for certain retail businesses to provide cloth face coverings to their workers. Ordinance 186590 requires employers with over 500 employees nationally to provide 80 hours of supplemental paid sick leave in…

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Apr 09 2020
COVID-19Safety and HealthWashington

WASHINGTON: DOSH implements COVID-19 workplace enforcement

Washington’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) has issued a directive to its safety compliance officers outlining the standards for evaluating workplace safety measures to protect workers from COVID-19 (coronavirus). DOSH compliance officers who inspect the workplace will generally expect you to have the following basic measures in place: Educate workers (and customers, if…

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Apr 03 2020
COVID-19

Arizona issues paid sick leave FAQs related to COVID-19

The Industrial Commission of Arizona has issued FAQs related to the effects of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on the state’s paid sick leave law. The FAQs confirm that a “public health emergency” currently exists due to Governor Ducey’s issuance of a Declaration of Emergency and an Executive Order on March 11, 2020, related to COVID-19. Among other…

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Apr 03 2020
COVID-19Leave Laws

DOL issues rules on paid leave under FFCRA

On April 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced new regulations interpreting the paid leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), on which we previously reported. The rules provide further guidance on eligibility for the 2 weeks of emergency paid sick leave (EPSL) for six specified reasons and the 12…

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Mar 31 2020
COVID-19

FFCRA policy and list of COVID-19 Vigilant resources now available

In response to member requests, we’ve drafted a model policy for leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and we’ve also created a document with links to COVID-19 (coronavirus) resources, including all of our newsletter articles on this topic. For the FFCRA model policy, please keep in mind that we’re still awaiting regulations…

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Mar 27 2020
COVID-19Employee BenefitsLeave Laws

DOL says FFCRA is effective April 1, 2020

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has established April 1, 2020, as the effective date of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The law stated that it would “take effect not later than 15 days after the date of enactment,” which would mean April 2, 2020, at the latest. Apparently the DOL decided to…

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Mar 24 2020
COVID-19Leave Laws

Q&A: New federal leave related to COVID-19 doesn’t apply to layoffs

Question: If we have to shut down our business because of a government mandate related to COVID-19, will our workers be eligible for the new federal emergency paid sick leave and paid emergency family and medical leave? Answer: Probably not, based on the text of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), although we’re still…

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Mar 17 2020
COVID-19Safety and Health

Alert: Know where to find coronavirus guidance

Know where to find COVID-19 guidance With new developments rapidly unfolding on the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, employers need to know where to find the latest guidance. In this Alert, we’re sharing links to the resources we’re finding to be most helpful. We’re also tracking pending federal legislation which is expected to temporarily expand the federal…

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