New Fair Employment, COVID and DIR Regulations
March 31st Deadline for Reporting
“California employers of 100 or more employees must report pay and hours-worked data by establishment, job category, sex, race, and ethnicity to the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) by March 31, 2021 and annually thereafter.” See FAQs — https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/paydatareporting/
Effective March 29th: 2021 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
Covered Employees in the public or private sectors who work for employers with more than 25 employees are entitled to up to 80 hours of COVID-19 related sick leave from January 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021, immediately upon an oral or written request to their employer. If an employee took leave for the reasons below prior to March 29, 2021, the employee should make an oral or written request to the employer for payment. Read More (PDF)
Department of Industrial Relations
DIR has established a user-friendly Covid guidelines Road Map for employers to help assess workplace Covid risk. Given recent fines imposed on numerous employers in the construction trades, we urge all members to undertake this review. Use this portal to find COVID-19 guidance for your business/industry. The information provided is obtained from state, county, and city sources. “Answer a few questions about your business type(s), county of operation and current COVID-19 practices to generate a road map of information for your business to ensure safe and compliant operations and/or reopening. Information you provide through this road map assessment will not be used for enforcement.”
Visit Portal: https://saferatwork.covid19.ca.gov/employers/employer-portal/
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