Most states have indoor masking requirements, certain requirements may remain in effect in certain settings, such as health care sector.The shift away from vaccine mandates, employers must now evaluate whether to continue to maintain a vaccination requirement for employees.
The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted on December 15 to enact a new COVID-19 prevention regulation that imposes a number of familiar workplace safety requirements on California employers. The regulations will become effective in mid-January 2023.
California Governor approved AB 2693, extending, modifying employer COVID-19 notification requirements. Instead of requiring employers to notify employees who were on premises with COVID-19 individual, employers may display posting that states dates, locations, contact info.
EEOC revised compliance with disability discrimination law during the COVID-19 pandemic. EEOC guidance explains that compliance with the ADA any viral testing program, considered a medical examination under the ADA, must be job-related and consistent with business necessity.
California Supreme Court agreed to decide two employer liability questions: may employer be held liable to employee’s spouse when employee contracts COVID-19 at work, infects spouse at home? Does employer have duty of care to employee households to prevent COVID-19 spread?