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California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) says it’s legal under California’s civil rights laws for property management firms and other businesses to require employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19, although not everyone in the legal community shares this view.

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California’s governor and Legislature must take immediate steps to help businesses recover from a pandemic that continues to squeeze the economy, says a letter to state elected leaders from CAA and other business groups. The Jan. 11 letter, addressed to Gov. Gavin Newsom, Senate and Assembly leadership and other state lawmakers, points to the turmoil that COVID-19 related business closures have caused. And with repeated surges in infections and hospitalizations, a full reopening of California’s economy remains out of reach.

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Banks on April 3 started processing applications from small businesses seeking paycheck-protection assistance under the $2.2 trillion stimulus package signed into law last week, according to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin. The Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) features a program to provide cash-flow assistance to small businesses with 500 or fewer employees, including sole proprietors, independent contractors, and self-employed persons. This cash flow comes in the form of a loan of up to $10 million, which can be fully forgiven if the funds are used for specified costs and if employees and employee salaries are maintained. Also,… Read More

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The California Apartment Association has issued an “Industry Insight” paper about a newly enacted emergency regulation to protect employees from wildfire smoke. The regulation took effect this week and will require many employers in California, including those in the rental housing industry, to change the way they monitor wildfire smoke and the precautions they take to protect employees.  The regulation was approved by the Office of Administrative Law on July 29 in preparation for the state’s wildfire season. It is expected to remain in effect for at least one year. The regulation requires employers who anticipate that employees may be… Read More

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