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The Big Question: Can Employers Require Workers to Vaccinate?

The Big Question: Can Employers Require Workers to Vaccinate?

by Asura Risk Management | Sep 29, 2020 | Uncategorized

As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on and more employers bring staff back to the workplace, many businesses are considering implementing mandatory vaccination policies for seasonal flus as well as the coronavirus. A safe and widely accessible vaccine would allow...
Alert: New Law Creates COVID-19 Workers’ Comp Framework

Alert: New Law Creates COVID-19 Workers’ Comp Framework

by Asura Risk Management | Sep 23, 2020 | Uncategorized

Governor Newsom has signed legislation that creates a new framework for COVID-19-related workers’ compensation claims. SB 1159, which takes effect immediately, partly replaces an executive order that Newsom made on March 18 and which expired on July 5. That order...
Cal/OSHA Requires Employers to Protect Workers from Wildfire Smoke

Cal/OSHA Requires Employers to Protect Workers from Wildfire Smoke

by Asura Risk Management | Sep 16, 2020 | Uncategorized

As wildfires continue raging throughout California, Cal/OSHA has issued a reminder to employers that they are required to protect their outdoor workers from smoke if the air quality index exceeds 151. Cal/OSHA has extended an emergency regulation it put in place in...
New Law Adds Independent Contractor, Freelance Exemptions to AB 5

New Law Adds Independent Contractor, Freelance Exemptions to AB 5

by Asura Risk Management | Sep 9, 2020 | Uncategorized

A new law has come to the rescue of a number of freelance professions by exempting them from the onerous requirements of AB 5, which required most independent contractors to be classified as employees in California. Governor Gavin Newsom on Sept. 1 signed AB 2257 as...
COVID-19 Claims Growing Among California Workers

COVID-19 Claims Growing Among California Workers

by Asura Risk Management | Sep 2, 2020 | Uncategorized

The number of COVID-19 workers’ compensation claims in California has seen a steady climb, reaching a total of 31,612 from when the pandemic started until the end of July, according to the latest figures from the Division of Workers’ Compensation. In July, 9,515...

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