Vaccine

The Labor Commissioner published a new required workplace poster and FAQs on 2022 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL). This law went into effect on February 19 for employers with 26 or [...]

On 2/9/22, Governor Newsom signed the Supplemental Paid Sick Leave bill, SB 114. The bill will take effect immediately, however businesses will be allowed a 10-day implementation grace period, at [...]

After experiencing a 65% decrease in case rates, decrease in the rate of community transmission and hospitalizations since early January—California Department of Public (CDPH) notes the following [...]

Effective January 22, 2022, U.S. Customs and Border Protection would begin enforcing a requirement for entry into the U.S. for essential workers. DHS detailed the announcement here. In summary, [...]

CalOSHA updated its COVID 19 FAQ document yesterday.  While not a lot changed, there are a couple of clarifications worth noting. Addressing COVID-19 Cases in the Workplace: Q: Section 3205(c)(9) [...]

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit dissolved the Fifth Circuit’s stay of the Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). OSHA will once again implement the ETS, which [...]

Last month, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) officially published their Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on Vaccination and Testing which stipulated vaccination [...]

Why are booster vaccines recommended? Is the vaccine not working? The vaccines continue to be very effective at preventing hospitalization and death from COVID-19. Data shows that the vaccines’ [...]

The FDA and CDC recently approved Pfizer vaccine boosters to be administered six months following the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine for only individuals who meet specific eligibility [...]