Topic
Worker Protection
188 published works
California Employment Law
Employees who are Crime Victims Gain New Protections Under Bill Approved by Governor Newsom
Employees who suffer physical or mental injury due to a crime will be entitled to job-protected leave and other protections from their employers under legislation signed this week by Governor…
California Workplace Law Blog
California Expands Protections for Employees Who Are Victims of A Crime or Abuse
By Leonora M. Schloss, Shiva Anari
On September 28, 2020, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2992, which imposes further limitations on employers from discharging, discriminating, or retaliating against an employee who is a victim of crime…
Employment & Labor
California Expands Workplace Protections Related to COVID-19 by Enacting Two Statutes Regarding Notice Requirements and Workers’ Compensation Coverage
By Allison M. Scott, Laura P. Worsinger
On September 17, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed two bills that expanded worker protections related to COVID-19. AB 685 imposes reporting requirements related to when employees are exposed to COVID-19…
Employment Law Lookout
Cal/OSHA Cites Food Manufacturer and its Staffing Firm for Failing to Protect Hundreds of Workers from COVID-19 Exposure
By Benjamin D. Briggs, Brent I. Clark, Mark A. Lies, II, Adam R. Young, Ilana R. Morady, and Craig B. Simonsen Seyfarth Synopsis: Cal/OSHA, in a press release, noted that it recently issued citations to…
Health Law Prof Blog
Protecting Workers’ Jobs and Income During COVID-19
Sharon Terman, Protecting Workers' Jobs and Income During COVID-19, Assessing Legal Responses to COVID-19. Boston: Public Health Law Watch (2020)The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and exacerbated the harmful impacts of…
Health Law Prof Blog
Protecting Workers that Provide Essential Services
Ruqaiijah Yearby (Saint Louis University), Protecting Workers that Provide Essential Services, Assessing Legal Responses to COVID-19. Boston: Public Health Law Watch (2020)States and localities, which retain the right to protect…
Employment & Labor
What Employers Need to Know About Michigan’s Latest Executive Order Protecting Workers
On August 27, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer released Executive Order 2020-172, entitled “Protecting workers who stay home, stay safe when they or their close contacts are sick,” which replaces Executive Order…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
New Executive Order Calls for Review of Federal Contracts and Directs Agencies to Take Action to Protect U.S. Workers
By Publisher, Melissa Manna, Christian O. Herrmann
On August 3, 2020, the Trump Administration issued an executive order (EO) directing the secretaries of the Departments of Labor and Homeland Security to “take action … to protect United…
California Workplace Law Blog
Sacramento Employers Must Comply With New Worker Protection Ordinance Starting July 15th
Sacramento has passed the Sacramento Worker Protection, Health and Safety Act (Ordinance No. 2020-00260) which is effective as of July 15, 2020. The ordinance requires all employers operating in the…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
Coronavirus Update 7–1–2020: THIS is how you protect your employees
Mootown Creamery is an ice cream shop in my town. Consistent with Ohio's reopening rules, it requires its employees to wear masks while working. For the protection of her employees…