Labor/Employment
Jan. 6, 2021
AB 685: Clarifying COVID-19 workplace regulations
Assembly Bill 685, effective as of Jan. 1, includes two facets: It codifies an employer's reporting requirements in the event of COVID-19 infections at the workplace and clarifies Cal/OSHA's authority to cite and shut down worksites violating COVID-19 safety requirements.
Wendy M. Lazerson
Partner
Sidley Austin LLP
1001 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto , CA 94304
Email: wlazerson@sidley.com
Union University, Albany Law School
Galit A. Knotz
Counsel
Sidley Austin LLP
Email: gknotz@sidley.com
Cornell University; Ithaca NY
Galit is part of the firm's Labor, Employment and Immigration practice.
Abigail J. Hudson
Associate
Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
Phone: (424) 285-8330
Email: ahudson@shb.com
Abigail is an attorney in the firm's Labor, Employment and Immigration practice. She also works on First Amendment issues..
Assembly Bill 685, effective as of Jan. 1, includes two facets: It codifies an employer's reporting requirements in the event of COVID-19 infections at the workplace and clarifies Cal/OSHA's authority to cite and shut down worksites violating COVID-19 safety requirements.
The reporting portion of the bill largely codifies requirements already listed in the California COVID-19 Employer Playbook -- a compilation of COVID-19 safety gu...
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