As nonprofits begin to open their operations and services to the community they serve, it is essential to review your volunteers’ risk management policies. Volunteers play a critical role in providing services to the community. It is up to your administration to ensure volunteers work in a safe environment. Part of your risk management practices […]

Since the beginning of the pandemic, organizations have managed to overhaul the way their operations were conducted. They have implemented changes required by federal, state, and local health guidelines to focus on employees and customer safety. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved several vaccines, including Pfizer’s and Moderna, with distribution efforts seemingly problematic […]

The passage of AB 5 affected the way many organizations conducted their operations in California. In 2018, the California Supreme Court issued the landmark decision Dynamex Operations West, Inc., adopting the “ABC” test imposing tougher legal standards classifying workers as independent contractors. Several issues emerged from the Court’s decision leading the California Legislature to codify […]

Governor Newsom recently signed legislation expanding the California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”) goes into effect on January 1, 2021.  This new legislation will impact both small and large employers. Significantly, the new legislation will (1) include organizations with five or more employees, and (2) expands the definitions of covered family members. 1.   What is CFRA? […]

On September 17, Governor Newsom signed two COVID-19 related bills—SB 1159 and AB 685—into law. SB 1159 sets a rebuttable presumption standard establishing workers’ compensation coverage for employees who contract Covid-19. SB 1159 is an urgency bill that makes the bill effective immediately. AB 685 modifies occupational safety standards to requiring employers to notify and […]