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<blockquote data-quote="Swanson" data-source="post: 4849561" data-attributes="member: 88203"><p>My coworkers have been getting covid and ups has been keeping it a secret from us</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Employer-Questions-about-AB-685.aspx[/URL]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB685" target="_blank">AB 685</a> (Chapter 84, Statutes of 2020) is a California law signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on September 17, 2020. This law:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Requires employers to notify employees </strong>who may have been exposed to COVID-19 and to<strong> report workplace outbreaks</strong> to the local health department.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Requires the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to publicly report information</strong> on workplace outbreaks.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Authorizes Cal/OSHA to enforce COVID-19 hazards as an imminent hazard to provide immediate protection for workers.</li> </ul><h3>How and when should workers be notified?</h3><p>You must provide a written notice to your employees and the employer of subcontracted workers within 1 business day of receiving notification of potential exposure. The written notice can be hand delivered or given by email or text message and should be in both English and any other language understood by the majority of employees. You must also provide this written notice to the exclusive labor representative, if any, within 1 business day.</p><p></p><p>AB 685 allows Cal/OSHA to:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Issue an <a href="https://www.dir.ca.gov/DOSHPol/P%26PC-8.htm" target="_blank">Order Prohibiting Use</a><a href="https://www.browncafe.com/community/file://///phtmsisilon00.tmspfile.cdphintra.ca.gov/PVDI-Redir/MyDocs/AHojczyk/Documents/Publishing/10.16%20Updates/Definitions%20Guidance/AB%20685%20FAQs%20for%20employers_final_2020-10-16_unformatted.docx#_ftn3" target="_blank">[3]</a> to shut down an entire worksite or a specific worksite area that exposes employees to an imminent hazard related to COVID-19.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Cite or fine employers for serious violations related to COVID-19 without having to provide 15-days' notice.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Cite or fine employers for violations of AB 685 worker notification provision</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Swanson, post: 4849561, member: 88203"] My coworkers have been getting covid and ups has been keeping it a secret from us [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Employer-Questions-about-AB-685.aspx[/URL] [URL='https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB685']AB 685[/URL] (Chapter 84, Statutes of 2020) is a California law signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on September 17, 2020. This law: [LIST] [*][B]Requires employers to notify employees [/B]who may have been exposed to COVID-19 and[B] [/B]to[B] report workplace outbreaks[/B] to the local health department. [*][B]Requires the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to publicly report information[/B] on workplace outbreaks. [*]Authorizes Cal/OSHA to enforce COVID-19 hazards as an imminent hazard to provide immediate protection for workers. [/LIST] [HEADING=2]How and when should workers be notified?[/HEADING] You must provide a written notice to your employees and the employer of subcontracted workers within 1 business day of receiving notification of potential exposure. The written notice can be hand delivered or given by email or text message and should be in both English and any other language understood by the majority of employees. You must also provide this written notice to the exclusive labor representative, if any, within 1 business day. AB 685 allows Cal/OSHA to: [LIST] [*]Issue an [URL='https://www.dir.ca.gov/DOSHPol/P%26PC-8.htm']Order Prohibiting Use[/URL][URL='https://www.browncafe.com/community/file://///phtmsisilon00.tmspfile.cdphintra.ca.gov/PVDI-Redir/MyDocs/AHojczyk/Documents/Publishing/10.16%20Updates/Definitions%20Guidance/AB%20685%20FAQs%20for%20employers_final_2020-10-16_unformatted.docx#_ftn3'][3][/URL] to shut down an entire worksite or a specific worksite area that exposes employees to an imminent hazard related to COVID-19. [*]Cite or fine employers for serious violations related to COVID-19 without having to provide 15-days' notice. [*]Cite or fine employers for violations of AB 685 worker notification provision [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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