Participants will learn the following:

• The convoluted rulemaking process that has resulted in the nation’s most onerous COVID-19 regulations

• Cal/OSHA’s definition of fully vaccinated and new requirements for employers to obtain documentation of proof of vaccination

• Updated requirements in Cal/OSHA's COVID-19 ETS

• A new mandate to supply N95 respirators for voluntary-use to every non-vaccinated worker

• A new private right of action to recover wages for employees due exclusion pay while quarantining

• Expanded employee notice requirements about COVID-19 cases in the workplace

• Changes to the outbreak testing provisions

• Other new requirements

HRWatchdog June 4, 2021

After a day-long meeting that included hours of public testimony and internal deliberations, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) ultimately adopted a new set of regulations that will require most indoor workers, including those who have been vaccinated, to wear face masks at work if any other worker onsite is unvaccinated. The rules are out of step with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance and the Governor’s own directive to re-open the state on June 15.

By Sean McCracken Hotel News Now

While the past year has been the most challenging on record for the hotel industry, the CEOs of the top global hotel brands agree the table is set for a comeback that might come more quickly than outside observers would expect.

Speaking during an online panel as part of the NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference, Hilton President and CEO Chris Nassetta cautioned young hoteliers to "keep the faith."