California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a plan to allow the limited reopening of some businesses beyond those in the category of essential critical infrastructure. This limited reopening is part of the “Resilience Roadmap” for California, the multi-phase plan to modify the statewide stay-at-home Order, originally issued on March 19, 2020, in response
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Expanded Wage Replacement Entitlements for California Employees Caring for Children During COVID-19 School Closures
By Susan E. Groff on
Posted in California
Before the COVID-19 crisis, there were limited paid leave entitlements in California for employees requiring time off to deal with childcare and school closures. California Labor Code 230.8 required that employers of 25 or more employees working at the same location were required to provide employees with up to 40 hours of unpaid leave within…
City of Los Angeles Supplemental COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Will Proceed, but As Superseded by the Mayor’s Public Order
By Susan E. Groff & Michelle K. Meek on
Posted in California
On March 27, 2020, the City of Los Angeles City Council passed an ordinance requiring that employers with 500 or more employees nationally offer 80 hours of Supplemental Paid Sick Leave to employees who perform work within the geographic boundaries of the City of Los Angeles for various COVID-19 related reasons. Please see our March…
The Los Angeles City Council Passes Supplemental COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave for Large Employers
By Susan E. Groff on
Posted in Disability, Leave and Health Management
On March 27, 2020, the City Council passed an ordinance mandating employers with 500 or more employees nationally offer Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for various COVID-19 related reasons described below. The ordinance is awaiting Mayor Eric Garcetti’s review and anticipated approval. Under the ordinance, covered employers must offer 80 hours of Supplemental Paid Sick Leave…
The Los Angeles City Council Passes Supplemental COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave for Large Employers
By Susan E. Groff on
On March 27, 2020, the City Council passed an ordinance mandating employers with 500 or more employees nationally offer Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for various COVID-19 related reasons described below. The ordinance is awaiting Mayor Eric Garcetti’s review and anticipated approval.
Under the ordinance, covered employers must offer 80 hours of Supplemental Paid Sick Leave…
State of California– Immediately Ordered to Shelter in Place
By Susan E. Groff on
Posted in California
Effective March 19, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-33-20 (“Order”), directing all individuals living in the State of California to stay home or at their place of residence, except as to maintain continuity of operations of the federal critical infrastructures. This Order shall stay in effect until further notice.
The directive is…