On December 15, 2022, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Cal/OSHA) voted to adopt COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Regulations (Non-Emergency Regulations)..
California is an epicenter of environmental policymaking and harbinger of laws and regulations adopted throughout country. This article closely tracks developments, deadlines, business implications for companies with operations in California.
As the end of the year draws near, it is important for employers in California to remember there are multiple COVID-19 regulations and laws that will still apply to the workplace in.
Cal/OSHA first published a draft of the proposed Permanent Standard on June 18, 2022. Unlike the ETS and its various iterations, the Permanent Standard is a non-emergency regulation and therefore was required to proceed through the standard rulemaking process.
California regulators voted Thursday to end a rule requiring companies to pay employees who can't work because they got infected with COVID-19 while on the job.