California COVID Paid Sick Leave

Update 10/6/23 – California Increases the Number of Paid Sick Days Afforded to Employees – Industry CBA Exemption Not Impacted This week Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 616 into law. SB 616 amends California’s paid sick leave law to expand…

January 26, 2022

COVID-19 FAQs

**UPDATE – 1/10/2020, Cal/OSHA Updates COVID-19 FAQs to Align with CDPH Guidance on Isolation and Quarantines** Please note that Cal/OSHA has updated its FAQs on COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards to incorporate new guidance from the California Department of Public…

January 5, 2022

SCGMA YPG Q4 Event – Intertek Tour

Join us to learn more about quality assurance and testing at the Intertek facilities. Date: Friday, December 9, 2022 Time: TBD Location: Intertek   RSVP Required. To RSVP, please email Deveney Pula at dpula@scgma.com.   About Intertek Intertek is an…

January 5, 2022

California Issues New Statewide Mask Mandate

**UPDATE – 1/6/2022, California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Extends Mask Mandate** The CDPH announced yesterday that it is extending its statewide indoor mask mandate through February 15 – a one month extension of the mandate that that went into…

December 27, 2021

Cal/OSHA Standards Board Adopts Revised COVID-19 ETS

**UPDATE – 1/4/2022, Cal/OSHA ETS Non-Compliance Penalties** Below is an overview of potential implications under Cal/OSHA for failure to comply with the standards. The cost of non-compliance can be quite high. Violations of the Cal/OSHA ETS (or any other standard)…

December 27, 2021

How Long Should You Keep Certified Payroll Records?

While there is no provision in the prevailing wage laws which specifies a records retention period for CPRs (Public Works Manual, Office of the Labor Commissioner, Section 3.1.13), California Labor Code 1174 and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) both…

December 27, 2021