What should we do if an employee has tested positive for COVID-19? You should send home all employees who worked closely with that employee for a 14-day period of time to ensure the virus does not spread. You should ask the infected employee to identify all individuals with whom he had contact in the previous …
On April 10, 2020 the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health issued an extension to the previous Executive Order N-33-20, which ordered all residents to stay home, except as needed to maintain continuity of operations of essential critical infrastructure sectors and additional sectors as the State Public Health Officer may designate as critical …
On April 7, 2020, City of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti issued a new emergency worker protection order requiring that all essential service employees wear face coverings while at work. The order, which takes effect Friday, April 10, 2020, also requires that all shoppers also wear face masks. Businesses should refuse service to customers who …
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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), a COVID-19 aid package that includes important changes to paid-leave policy for many organizations throughout the country. This will take effect on April 1, 2020 and last until December 31, 2020, ushering in …
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A new virus, Coronavirus 2019/COVID-19 first identified in Wuhan, China in late 2019 has been spreading across the globe and is now in the United States. In the midst of a global disease outbreak, on March 19, 2020, California Governor Newsom issued a shelter-in-place order that will impact businesses throughout the state. But what does …
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Please read the important information below regarding tax payments while the Stay at Home Emergency Orders remain in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic: CDTFA Pursuant to Governor Newsom’s Executive Stay-at-Home Order, through MAY 11th,the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (“CDTFA”) has the authority to assist individuals and businesses impacted by complying with …
In these uncertain times, it is vital that businesses be proactive in assessing how these restrictions and other changes caused by the Coronavirus will affect their operations. One significant consideration is how existing contractual rights and obligations will be affected. This will require a careful review of the terms of any existing contracts, as well …
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The focus of this bulletin is to advise our many Los Angeles Commercial Cannabis Businesses that cannabis businesses may remain open during the Los Angeles Safer at Home Order For Control of COVID-19. Effective at 11:59 pm on March 19, 2020, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health will require non-essential businesses to close their …
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We have entered uncertain times given the recent Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) outbreak and temporary restrictions for the City of Los Angeles. We understand that you may have questions on the impact of this uncertainty on your cannabis retail dispensary. We are here to help support you. BCC GUIDANCE We are dedicated to helping our cannabis retail clients during this troubling time and have …
In Drexler v. Petersen (2016) 4 Cal.App.5th 1181 (Drexler), litigated by Partner Michael T. Karikomi, the question arose as to whether even a strongly developed suspicion of wrongdoing necessarily commences the statute of limitations if that suspicion is not linked to any appreciable harm (damaging effect/worsening symptoms). The California Code of Civil Procedure section 340.5 …
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