
California’s New COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Law for 2021
Employers with over 25 employees must provide COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave to their workers in California following Governor Gavin Newsom signing SB 95 into law on March 19, 2021. The law does not substitute existing paid leave requirements and greatly expands upon a similar law from September 2020 that expired at the end of the year. SB 95 has several key differences from the September bill that employers should keep in mind as the law has already gone into effect a

EEOC Has Issued Guidance on How Employers Can Manage ADA
and Title VII Issues When Requiring Mandatory Vaccinations for Employees As California approaches an economic reopening following declining COVID-19 test positivity rates and rapid increases in the vaccinated population, many workplaces are implementing or considering a requirement for their employees to be vaccinated. While vaccine mandates have long been commonplace for schoolchildren and medical workers, employers should be aware of how to navigate situations involving emp