The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed an emergency ordinance creating a right of reemployment for certain employees laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shrm/california/~3/HuRCzxF7usE/san-francisco-issues-back-to-work-emergency-ordinance.aspx

Due to the surge in COVID-19 cases in California, many businesses must roll back their reopening.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shrm/california/~3/dC03T3SskyQ/california-places-more-covid-19-related-restrictions-on-businesses.aspx

A registered nurse who sued the hospital where she had worked for failure to provide meal and rest periods, among other claims, could not go forward with her lawsuit, a California appellate court ruled.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shrm/california/~3/emQtE9YqmQ0/hospital-nurse-cannot-go-forward-with-meal-and-rest-period-claims.aspx

A California appeals court upheld a lower court’s award of almost $3 million to a city police officer who had dyslexia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

State guidance instructs Californians to wear face coverings in common and public indoor spaces, as well as outdoors when distancing is not possible.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shrm/california/~3/gmz65Koo-LE/california-issues-statewide-guidance-for-mandatory-cloth-face-coverings.aspx

Because only half of an employee’s total permanent disability was caused by a fall at work, and the remaining half was due to degenerative conditions, a California appeals court reversed a decision by the state’s workers’ compensation board, which granted a 100 percent disability award.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shrm/california/~3/RDNy4T4ORY4/calif-only-half-of-employee-knee-disability-was-work-related.aspx