On January 1, 2024, California Government Code section 7299.7 went into effect, requiring “local agencies” to provide “emergency related information” in languages other than English. To date, there is little guidance as to what the law legally requires, most likely because the actual implementation date is January 1, 2025. Given that we are now over
After three years of COVID-19, many employers are familiar with the occupational safety and health regulations that relate to that specific workplace hazard and the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (“Division” or “DOSH”) which enforces those regulations. (Note: The Division is often referred to as Cal/OSHA.)
However, even with COVID-19 (hopefully) disappearing into the
The Coronavirus/COVID-19 has spread throughout much of the world, including California. This is a situation that is evolving by the day – oftentimes, by the hour. We are continuing to monitor this rapidly changing situation. Below is a list of Coronavirus/COVID-19 updates and bulletins that LCW has recently published.
Public Agencies
With the legalization and decriminalization of hemp in 2018 by the 2018 Farm Bill, we are seeing an explosion of CBD products in markets all across the U.S. You can buy CBD lotions, oils, tinctures, vapes, and even CBD-laced foods. (Although there is a bill in place to ban CBD-laced food and beverages.) CBD (short