Jun 12, 20234 min read
OSHA COVID-19 ETS Moves Forward - Supreme Court Challenges Underway
Quick Summary: On December 17, 2021, the Sixth Circuit--by a close call--dissolved the stay of OSHA's Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination and...
Jun 12, 20233 min read
Responding to OSHA’s Latest Vaccination Mandate
- Richard Liu, Esq. (Managing Counsel), Neo Chen (Counsel) On November 4, 2021, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”)...
Jun 12, 20232 min read
Universal Indoor Mask-Wearing Mandate is Back, Effective August 3, 2021
- Richard Liu, Esq. (Managing Counsel), Neo Chen (Law Clerk) Yesterday afternoon, various counties in California, including the Counties...
Jun 12, 20232 min read
Los Angeles County Again Requires Masks Indoor - Starting on July 18
- Richard Liu, Esq. (Managing Counsel), Neo Chen (Law Clerk) This past Friday, on July 16, 2021, the Department of Public Health of Los...
Jun 12, 20234 min read
Effective Immediately - Cal/OSHA’s Revised COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS)
- Richard Liu, Esq. (Managing Counsel) On June 17, 2021, the Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board of California's Division of...
Jun 12, 20234 min read
Conducting Better Remote Investigation in a Post-Pandemic World
- Richard Liu, Esq. (Managing Counsel) During this pandemic, technology has allowed us to work remotely and more productively. As a...
Jun 12, 20232 min read
New CDC Guidelines on Mandatory COVID Testing
Recently, CDC issued additional guidelines addressing mandatory testing as part of an employer’s COVID-19 prevention plan. In particular,...
Jun 12, 20233 min read
3 Things You Can Easily Do to Improve Your Team's Wellbeing
- Richard Liu, Esq. (Managing Counsel, ILS) It's been exactly one year since the pandemic began for us in the U.S. As most of the...
Jun 12, 20233 min read
Employers, what to do if you suspect your employee is lying about testing positive for COVID-19?
When your employee or coworker calls to let you know he tested positive for COVID-19, you respond immediately with sympathy and worry,...
Jun 12, 20232 min read
Employers may need to include per diems in overtime calculations, 9th Cir. says
Brief: The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) may require employers to include per diem payments when calculating workers' regular rates for...