Posts by Claire Kalia

California continues to stress vaccination as a major factor in controlling COVID-19. Currently, as revised on December 22, 2021, and effective February 1, 2022, the state requires that those who work in certain types of locations must prove that they…

As of January 5, 2020, California extended its indoor public spaces mask mandate for another month. The extension was in response to an unexpectedly high rate of Coronavirus infections arising from the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the virus. The…

A recently passed law directs Cal/OSHA to establish an advisory committee to recommend state policies designed to provide health and safety guidance for employers and employees in the domestic worker industry. A domestic worker in California provides services related to…

Effective January 1, 2022, California’s new “Silenced No More Act” (Act) expanded limitations on confidentiality provisions in the settlement agreement for work-related claims.  These provisions previously applied only to sexual harassment and discrimination claims but will now apply to all…

California’s AB 51, the 2019 addition to the California Labor Code, which prohibits employers from requiring applicants for employment and employees to waive any right, forum, or procedure in which the employee could raise an action against the employer for…