On Thursday, April 16, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Executive Order N-51-20 (the “Executive Order”), effective immediately. The Executive Order requires all food sector businesses that employee 500 or more “food sector workers” – whether in California or nationwide –
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Food Industry Leadership: Two Positive Examples Of Crisis Leadership
Happy Monday! Here’s a welcome relief from the emotional strain of the moment’s new normal of constant COVID-19 health alerts and infection updates: positive crisis leadership.
Xavier Unkovic is the Global President for Amy’s Kitchen. Last week, he shared the…
CDC Issues Interim Guidance for Essential Businesses to Address Workers with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 Exposure
On Wednesday, April 8, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published new guidelines explaining how employees of essential businesses (or “critical infrastructure,” depending on which of the various local, state or federal orders/directives apply to your business)…
F&B Industry Update: FDA Issues Helpful COVID-19 Information and Guidance
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently released topical information resources regarding COVID-19. These resources include questions and answers for industry on food supply, precautionary safety measures for worker and food safety, what to do if your workforce tests positive…
Shelter-in-Place Update: It’s Essentially Not Business As Usual For Bay Area Essential Businesses
Some businesses and individuals weren’t getting the message. So, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Santa Clara, San Francisco, and San Mateo counties and the City of Berkeley issued an updated Shelter in Place Order on March 31, 2020 (the “Order”). This…
Essential Businesses Can Limit Employee Commuting Stress With “Allow To Pass” Letters and Access Cards
In a prior blog post I discussed how food manufacturers can comply with shelter in place orders and still operate. Federal, state and local shelter in place orders have deemed protection of our food supply to be essential as the…
Employment Update: What California Businesses Need to Know About Operating During the COVID-19 Crisis
Written by Tammy A. Brown, Esq., Chair, Wendel Rosen LLP Employment Practice Group
This blog post provides some general guidance on employment issues that many California businesses are facing related to employment in light of the COVID-19 crisis, including…
Bay Area Food Manufacturers Can Comply with the Shelter in Place Order and Operate
The Shelter in Place Order, which was jointly issued by Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Santa Clara, San Francisco, and San Mateo counties and the City of Berkeley, is a very necessary step in addressing the health crisis presented by the…
Bay Area Food Manufacturers Can Comply with the Shelter in Place Order and Operate
The Shelter in Place Order, which was jointly issued by Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Santa Clara, San Francisco, and San Mateo counties and the City of Berkeley, is a very necessary step in addressing the health crisis presented by the…
Consumer Alert: FTC and FDA Issue Warning Letters to Companies Looking to Capitalize on Coronavirus Fears
The Secretary of Health and Human Services, under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. § 247d, has determined that a public health emergency exists nationwide as a result of confirmed cases of COVID-19. Unfortunately, it seems…