COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for Food Sector Workers
 On March 19, 2020, the State of California issued Executive Order N-33-20 compelling all individuals living in California to stay home or at their place of residence except as needed [...]
Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Employees Who Contract COVID-19 During the Stay-at- Home Order
 Much has been said about the cost to employers from Governor Newsom’s May 6, 2020 Order regarding workers' compensation coverage for COVID-19. In addition to significantly raising insurance costs, [...]
Small Business Viability Exemption from Paid Leave
  President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) on March 18, 2020. It becomes effective on April 2, 2020. The Act contains eight Divisions. This memorandum will [...]
Fresno County Requires Employers to Screen Employees and Visitors for the Coronavirus
 In an order published on its website on Thursday, March 26, 2020, the Fresno County Interim Health Officer, Rais Vohra, M.D., issued an order requiring all Fresno employers to [...]
The Federal Government Will Make Your Payroll under the CARES Act
 The CARES Act – The Federal Stimulus Subsidizing Payroll  The Coronavirus, or COVID-19, combined with the “shelter in place” orders have made a disaster of our economy. Businesses have contracted, curtailing [...]
Terminations in the Age of the Coronavirus — Stop Using “Furlough”
 The Coronavirus, or COVID-19, combined with the “shelter in place” orders have made a disaster of our economy. Many companies are faced with the unpleasant prospect of reducing the workforce. [...]