Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order on Paid Sick Leave On April 14, 2020, Governor Newsom issued an Executive Order for large employers of 500 employees or more operating in the food sector to provide employees that have tested positive for COVID or are ordered to quarantine due to COVID two weeks of paid sick leave.…
California Looks to Make Workers’ Comp Changes Amid COVID-19 The Newsom administration is exploring the possibility of mandating that all employees working outside of the home who contract COVID-19 during the shelter in place order will automatically be covered by workers’ compensation if they test positive within 14 days of being at the workplace. There…
Updates on the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Under the recently announced Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), USDA has created the Food Box Distribution Program (FBDP), which will utilize $3 billion of the CFAP funding to purchase agricultural products. Request for Proposal (RFP) solicitations for the FBDP will begin April 24, 2020. Unlike past USDA food…
New Aid Bill Replenishes Paycheck Protection Program On April 24, 2020, President Trump signed legislation providing $484 billion in additional coronavirus aid. The bill included funding to replenish the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which had exhausted its initial $349 billion funding established in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, & Economic Security (CARES) Act. Businesses who were denied due…