California’s Four Stage road to Re-Opening
Stage 1: Safety and Preparedness
- Physical and work flow adaptation
- Essential workforce safety net
- Make PPE more widely available
- Individual behavior changes
- Stay at home except for essential and permitted activities.
Stage 2: Lower-risk workplaces
Gradually opening some lower risk workplaces with adaptations at a pace designed to protect public health and safety, starting with:
- Retail
- Manufacturing
- Offices (when telework not possible)
- Outdoor Museums
- Limited Personal Services
Stage 3: Higher-risk workplaces
Phase in higher-risk workplaces at a pace designed to protect public health and safety, beginning with limited personal care and recreational venues (with workplace modifications).
Travel for permissible activities, such as healthcare, food, stages 1-3 work, and local or activities shopping related to open sectors.
Monitor critical indicators and alter scope of reopening if necessary to protect public health and safety.
Stage 4: End of Stay Home Order.
Gradually open larger gathering venues at a pace consistent with public health and safety, such as nightclubs, concert venues, and live audience sports.
Gradually resume remaining activities and travel.
Monitor critical indicators and alter scope of reopening if necessary to protect public health and safety.
RELIEF PROGRAMS FOR EMPLOYEES AFFECTED BY COVID-19 OR SHELTER IN PLACE
RELIEF PROGRAMS FOR EMPLOYERS AFFECTED BY COVID-19 or SHELTER IN PLACE
REMOTE WORK/TELECOMMUTING
OPENING BACK UP SAFELY
Employer Rights and Responsibilities
Case Results
- $61 million Verdict Two Lebanese-American employees subjected to outrageous racial and ethnic discrimination and harassment.
- $20 million Verdict Former timeshare sales representative was wrongfully terminated for reporting time share fraud on the elderly.
- $6.5 million Settlement Lawsuit brought by motorcyclist severely injured in accident caused by dangerous roadway condition.
- $6 million Settlement Wrongful death car accident case filed on behalf of family of woman killed in a head-on collision when defendant's car crossed the center line.
- $4.2 million Settlement Settlement reached with City of San Francisco for teen walking in crosswalk who suffered permanent brain injury after being struck by vehicle. City officials were informed intersection was dangerous and failed to make it safer.