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AB 1415: New California bill proposes to expand OHCA health care pre-transaction notice requirements to management services organizations and private equity groups | Secondary Sources | National | Westlaw Today
(March 14, 2025) - Hooper, Lundy & Bookman attorneys Michael Shimada, Sandi Krul, Kerry Sakimoto and Stephanie Gross discuss California Assemblymember Mia Bonta's bill that would require parties to notify the Office of Health Care Affordability of certain proposed health care transaction closings.
Employer COVID-19 vax mandates: Still legal, but for how long?
(April 18, 2023) - Robin Samuel and Michael Shimada of Baker McKenzie discuss what employers may require or opt to end in terms of COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters and the employee challenges being raised in litigation. While the clamor for vaccine mandates has subsided, many employers remain committed to having their employees fully up to date with their COVID-19 boosters. But will they be able to enforce such a policy? The answer is: It depends.
Employer WARN-ING: Potential Changes to New York’s and California’s WARN Acts Barreling Down the Turnpike
New Jersey may have started a trend. As of April 10, covered New Jersey employers must now comply with new requirements under the New Jersey mini-WARN Act (see our blog here). New York and California are giving chase, with proposed amendments to New York State’s WARN Act regulations, New York State’s WARN Act, and California’s WARN Act. And New York employers should take note: New York’s WARN Portal is set to go live this month.
Tread With Caution: Cal/OSHA’s New COVID-19 Regulations Are No Walk in the Park
New year, new Cal/OSHA COVID-19 regulations. The non-emergency COVID-19 prevention regulations (“New Regulations”) still await the Office of Administrative Law’s approval, but will likely take effect in the next few weeks. Employers eagerly await the end of the Emergency Temporary Standard’s (“ETS”) more burdensome requirements, such as exclusion pay and reporting outbreaks to local health departments.
The Employer Report
Special thanks to Scott McMillen.
Tread With Caution: Cal/OSHA’s New COVID-19 Regulations Are No Walk in the Park
New year, new Cal/OSHA COVID-19 regulations. The non-emergency COVID-19 prevention regulations (“New Regulations”) still await the Office of Administrative Law’s approval, but will likely take effect in the next few weeks. Employers eagerly await the end of the Emergency Temporary Standard’s (“ETS”) more burdensome requirements, such as exclusion pay and reporting outbreaks to local health departments.
The Employer Report
New year, new Cal/OSHA COVID-19 regulations. The non-emergency COVID-19 prevention regulations (“New Regulations”) still await the Office of Administrative Law’s approval, but will likely take effect in the next few weeks.
The Employer Report
New year, new Cal/OSHA COVID-19 regulations. The non-emergency COVID-19 prevention regulations (“New Regulations”) still await the Office of Administrative Law’s approval, but will likely take effect in the next few weeks.
The Employer Report
New year, new Cal/OSHA COVID-19 regulations. The non-emergency COVID-19 prevention regulations (“New Regulations”) still await the Office of Administrative Law’s approval, but will likely take effect in the next few weeks.
The Employer Report
New year, new Cal/OSHA COVID-19 regulations. The non-emergency COVID-19 prevention regulations (“New Regulations”) still await the Office of Administrative Law’s approval, but will likely take effect in the next few weeks.
Tread With Caution: Cal/OSHA’s New COVID-19 Regulations Are No Walk in the Park
New year, new Cal/OSHA COVID-19 regulations. The non-emergency COVID-19 prevention regulations (“New Regulations”) still await the Office of Administrative Law’s approval, but will likely take effect in the next few weeks. Employers eagerly await the end of the Emergency Temporary Standard’s (“ETS”) more burdensome requirements, such as exclusion pay and reporting outbreaks to local health departments.
The Same But Different: California Employers Must Continue to Provide Notice of COVID Exposure to Workers through 2023
Effective January 1, 2023, California employers must continue to provide notification to employees of COVID-19 exposure in the workplace through 2023, but will be able to satisfy the notification obligation by displaying a notice in the workplace. On September 29, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2693 into law, revising and extending the existing obligation for employers to notify workers of potential exposure to COVID-19 in the workplace. Here’s what California employers need to know.
Salary and Pay Range Disclosures: California Calls "Next"
It is official. California has joined Colorado, Washington and New York City in requiring job posting to include pay ranges. Today (September 27, 2022), Governor Newsom signed SB 1162 into law, requiring California employers with 15 or more employees to include the salary or hourly wage range of positions in job listings. SB 1162 also requires employers with 100 or more employees to provide additional detail in the annual pay data reports already mandated under California law.
What's the Fate of the Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate After SCOTUS's Stay of the OSHA ETS? (Video)
On January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued an opinion ruling that the parties challenging OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccine and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard, which required private US employers with 100 or more employees to mandate vaccination or regular testing of their workforce, were likely to succeed on the merits of their claim that OSHA lacked the authority to impose the standard.
New Developments: Federal Health Rules Litigation & Emergence of Omicron
With no rest for the weary, the new omicron coronavirus variant was detected in various pockets around the world over the holiday weekend, likely rattling employers and raising questions about returning to work. At the same time, there are new developments with respect to the federal government’s vaccine mandates. Here’s what US employers need to know: ETS: 6TH CIRCUIT LITIGATION Where Things Stand: The Fifth Circuit’s stay of OSHA’s ETS, imposed on Nov. 6, remains in effect.
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