In June, with much fanfare, California announced it was reopening and lifting many of the COVID-19 restrictions that had been in place through state executive and health department orders. However, as there have been surges of COVID-19 across the state, many state and local orders requiring COVID-19 controls have changed in response. Mask mandates and
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New CDC Face Covering Guidance and What It Means for California Workplaces
By Jamerson C. Allen on
Posted in Workplace Safety
On May 13th, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) updated its guidance for fully vaccinated individuals. The new guidance identified circumstances in which fully vaccinated individuals do not have to wear face coverings, including indoors. However, fully vaccinated individuals must still comply with federal, state, local, or workplace guidance for face coverings. Earlier in…
Updated COVID-19 Quarantine Guidance for the Golden State
By Gina M. Roccanova & Bianca A. Valencia on
Posted in Workplace Safety
At the beginning of December, the CDC issued new guidance regarding the length of quarantine. Although the new CDC guidance was not definitive in shortening the quarantine period, it did provide options to local health departments to shorten the quarantine period, if they determined it appropriate.
On December 14th, the California…
Returning to Work After Testing Positive for COVID-19
By Jared L. Bryan & Osaama Saifi on
Posted in California
With the increase in COVID-19 cases in California and across the nation, employers are faced with a number of new challenges in the workplace, one of which is determining when employees may return to work after they have tested positive for the virus. Unfortunately, there have been mixed messages from state and federal authorities on…