On March 31, 2023, Los Angeles County’s COVID-19 emergency proclamation and orders that have been in place since March 2020, will officially end. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors made this unanimous decision on February 28, 2023, in light of the recent progress in the COVID-19 pandemic. The official end of Los Angeles County’s
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NLRB Rules Severance Agreements with Confidentiality Provisions Violate Employee NLRA Rights
The National Labor Relations Board (“Board” or NLRB) decided in McLaren Macomb, 372 NLRB No. 58 (2023) that an employer violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) by offering furloughed employees severance agreements that contained confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions. “A severance agreement is unlawful if its terms have a reasonable tendency to interfere with, restrain,…
California Pay Transparency Law—Recent DLSE Guidance
As we reported in September, effective January 1, 2023, employers face a host of pay disclosure and recordkeeping obligations. The DLSE, the agency in charge of implementing the new law (codified at California Labor Code section 432.3), recently published guidance on the parameters of the new law.
The law requires employers with 15 or…
Emily Burkhardt Vicente Named as ‘Go-To Thought Leader’
HuntonAK Labor and Employment partner Emily Burkhardt Vicente was named as a 2022 “Go-To Thought Leader” by the National Law Review.
National Law Review recognizes less than 1% of authors as “Go-To Thought Leaders” every year. This year, only 75 standout articles and authors were selected from around 12,000 pieces of legal content published throughout…
Better Late Than Never – OSHA Is Finalizing COVID Rules Nearly Three Years into the Pandemic
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is finally poised to implement a permanent COVID-19 safety standard for healthcare employers, nearly three years after the pandemic first began in the United States.
OSHA did not issue any COVID-specific regulations for employers in the healthcare industry until its June 19, 2021 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). Because the…
Upcoming FREE Webinar on New California Employment Laws for 2023
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Pot, Pay Scales, Paid Family Leave, Plus More: New California Employment Laws for 2023Tuesday, January 10, 20233:00–4:00 pm ET2:00–3:00 pm CT12:00–1:00 pm PT
California’s labor and employment legal landscape continues to evolve and change through legislative and regulatory developments; 2022 was no different…
New Regulation Extends CalOSHA COVID Enforcement into 2025 and Beyond
California COVID-19 safety rules are here to stay.
The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted on December 15 to enact a new COVID-19 prevention regulation that imposes a number of familiar workplace safety requirements on California employers. The regulations will become effective in mid-January 2023 after a 30-day review period and remain in…
Closer to Normal? CDC Guidance Revisions Provide Employers More Flexibility
The Centers for Disease Control (“CDC”) announced major changes to its COVID-19 guidance on August 13, providing additional flexibility for employers seeking a return to normal operations after the pandemic.
Since the COVID-19 outbreak began in early 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (”OSHA”) has used CDC guidance to inform its enforcement of safety…
EEOC States Employers Must Show Business Necessity to Test Workers for COVID-19
The U.S. Equal Employment Commission (“EEOC”) has recently updated its Technical Assistance Questions and Answers, “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws,” (“Q&A) and taken the position that employers may only screen employees for COVID-19 if it is a business necessity that is justified by “current…
New “Close Contact” and “Infectious Period” Definitions Modify Compliance with Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 ETS
On June 8, 2022, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued an Order with definitions for “close contact” and “infectious period” that conflict and abrogate the definitions for these terms within the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (Cal/OSHA) current COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS). Employers must comply with the new CDPH definitions,…