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The San Francisco Public Health Emergency Leave Ordinance

On October 1, 2022, San Francisco voters passed Proposition G, a new Public Health Emergency Leave Ordinance (“PHELO”).  San Francisco workers that work in a business with at least one hundred (100) workers globally are entitled to take up to eighty (80) hours of paid public health emergency leave.  San ...

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Los Angeles County Tenants Protected by Local COVID-19 Eviction Protections

California’s statewide eviction protections expired on June 30, 2022. However, Los Angeles County tenants have local protections. This means landlords in Los Angeles County cannot evict low-income tenants for non-payment of rent due on or after July 1, 2022, not paid due to COVID-19-related illness or economic fallout. Los Angeles ...

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San Francisco Tenants Protected Under New COVID-19 Eviction Protections Beginning July 1, 2022

California’s statewide eviction protections expired on June 30, 2022. However, San Francisco tenants gained new local protections that go into effect on July 1, 2022. This means landlords in San Francisco cannot evict tenants for non-payment of rent due on or after July 1, 2022, not paid due to the ...

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Oakland Coronavirus/COVID-19 Pandemic Hazard Pay for Certain Grocery Employees

On February 2, 2021, the Oakland City Council approved the Oakland Coronavirus/COVID-19 Pandemic Hazard Pay Ordinance. The emergency ordinance adds Chapter 5.96 to the Oakland Municipal Code and requires large grocery stores in the City of Oakland to pay employees an additional $5.00 per hour in hazard pay during the ...

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California Legislature Addresses Amenities and Services Lost or Reduced Due to the Coronavirus/COVID-19 Pandemic

With Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns forcing the continued shutter of shared spaces throughout the state, many California tenants in apartment and condominium complexes have lost the use of their gyms, pools, gaming rooms, meeting rooms, community rooms, and other amenities for nearly a year.  Understandably, some California tenants inquire about obtaining ...

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California Coronavirus/COVID-19 Pandemic Eviction Moratorium Extended Until June 30, 2021

On January 28, 2021, the California Legislature extended the California Coronavirus/COVID-19 Pandemic Eviction Moratorium, which protects California tenants statewide from eviction based on nonpayment of rent due to COVID-19 impacts.  Now, California tenants remain protected until June 30, 2021. Additionally, California will implement a statewide rental assistance program to keep California ...

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West Hollywood Protects Commercial and Residential Tenants Until March 31, 2021

Please note that the State of California recently extended the California Coronavirus/COVID-19 Pandemic Eviction Moratorium, which supersedes much of the information contained in this article.  Click here for more information.   On Monday, January 25, 2021, the West Hollywood City Council extended its commercial eviction and portions of its residential ...

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Can My Employer Require A COVID-19 Test & Other Coronavirus Employment Questions Answered

As the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic persists, California employees have several options for exercising their complex web of employee rights.  Given these unprecedent times, not every right is clear.  This article provides a brief overview of some of the rights California employees are entitled to during the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic. Can My Employer Force Me ...

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San Mateo County Passes Emergency Ordinance Establishing Paid Sick Leave for the Coronavirus/COVID-19 Pandemic

Effective now throughout unincorporated San Mateo County, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors passed an emergency ordinance supplementing FMLA and the extended FMLA and EPSLA, created by the Federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act.  The emergency ordinance provides forty hours of supplemental paid sick leave for qualifying full-time employees ...

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California Employee Leave During the Coronavirus/COVID-19 Pandemic

As the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic persists, California employees have several options for exercising the complex web of employee rights regarding protected leave.  However, not every right is clear.  Further, some are only temporary.  This article provides a brief overview of some of the protected leave rights California employees are entitled to ...

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