There is a lot to report on a state and on the Los Angeles local level as we start February 2023. This Friday’s Five covers updates on Cal/OSHA ETS, and LA City and County supplemental paid sick leave updates and newly announced minimum wages:
1. Los Angeles City COVID-19 supplemental paid Sick leave (SPSL) expires February 15
Los Angeles City COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave set to expire on February 15, 2023. The Los Angeles City’s website provides the following:
“As a result of Mayor Garcetti and the City Council’s actions to end the COVID-19 Emergency Declaration on February 1, 2023, Mayor Garcetti’s Public Order regarding Supplemental Paid Sick Leave will expire two weeks after February 1, 2023.”
More information can be found on the City’s website here.
2. Los Angeles County’s COVID-19 emergency declaration remains in place, with no clear indication of when it will be lifted
Unlike the City, Los Angeles County has not lifted its COVID-19 emergency declaration, and employers with employees in the County still must comply with the County’s SPSL requirement. For more information about the County’s SPSL requirements, see our prior article here.
When will the County lift its emergency? There is no indication, and Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer told the LA Times recently, “We’re not lobbying to extend the emergencies. What we are doing is taking a hard look at what protections are offered by the emergency declarations and, if things go...
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