Below are some of the latest state updates and posters —
CALIFORNIA
Minimum Wage Poster
The City of Pasadena has updated its Minimum Wage Poster to reflect a $16.11 hourly minimum wage rate, effective July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. The minimum wage requirement set forth in the Pasadena Minimum Wage Ordinance applies to adult and minor employees who work two (2) or more hours per week in Pasadena.
Employers must (1) display this poster in the workplace where it can be easily read by employees, and (2) translate its contents into languages spoken by five percent (5%) or more of their employees. Violators will be subject to penalties. Additional information can be found online.
COVID-19 Protocol
The California Department of Public Health has updated its COVID-19 protocol as it relates to isolation and quarantine of the general public. The guidance has (1) removed quarantine recommendations for exposed individuals (in the general public) that remain asymptomatic; (2) added recommendations for work exclusion or restriction in certain specified high-risk settings; and (3) updated the definition for “close contact” and “infectious period.”
As of April 6, 2022, “close contact” refers to sharing the same indoor airspace as an infected person for at least 15 minutes over a 24-hour period during that person’s infectious period. The “infectious period” for infected persons is as follows:
The HYDRA Commissioner has clarified that HYDRA will not interfere with houses built in old layouts on ULC (Urban Land Ceiling) lands , nor with unregularised vacant plots in such layouts. He urge...