On September 17, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 685, a new law establishing stringent COVID-19-related notice and reporting requirements for public and private employers. It also boosts the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (Cal/OSHA) COVID-19 enforcement authority. The new law takes effect January 1, 2021, but employers should quickly become aware of its complicated requirements in order to ensure compliance in January. HRWatchdog
