Wanted to give an update on COVID-19 in California. By now I hope you have read the email regarding distribution centers. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to reach out.
***I HAVE AN ASK***
If you company will be hiring, even short term workers in California can you please let me know. The Governor's office is asking and we are tyring to be helpful to them on the workforce piece.
Thank you in advance.
COVID-19 issues CRA is working on:
- In some counties, employees are being pulled over and in some cases ticketed, while going to/from work. We are on this and have elevated it to the Governor's office and have also received the assistance of a State Legislator. Will keep you posted once this gets resolved. We are also collaborating with other groups on a uniform approach to try and solve this issue. We will keep you posted.
- I clarified, verbally, with the Gov ofc that ON-LINE sales and deliveries can still take place under the new executive order. Again, if you are going to have on-line/distribution activities in CA, please follow the very strict COVID-19 protocols.
- In making decisions about business in California, as you already know, many of the orders are not detailed and use broad strokes. As you make internal decisions, please take the Governor's EO, local ordinances, guidelines from the CA Department of Public Heath (LINK HERE) and federal guidelines in making your decisions. We are working to get as much clarification (and more may be coming shortly), but for the time being we suggest you look at the entire picture in making individual business decisions.
- I have been asked about protocols in the event an employee tests positive for COVID-19. Again, not clear direction here, but I would highly recommend you have strict HR protocols that you share with any of your employees working during this period. Again, please follow the guidelines from the CA Department of Public Health (LINK HERE)
- CRA joined Visit California, the CA Hotel and Lodging Assn, the CA Restaurant Assn and others in a letter to Governor Newsom asking for relief to our industries in light of COVID-19. LINK HERE
- Price Gauging - LINK HERE to CA Attorney General's press release regarding price gauging.
- OES may be publishing more FAQ's to try to provide more clarity. Advice from the Gov office at this point is to use your best judgement as you make business decisions. They are overwhelmed and cannot answer every specific question.
- One question I have been asked is if the Governor's Order superceeds county ordiances. At this point, that is unclear. I am working on getting clarity on that. Again, best advice - you use your best judgement.
- I am anticipating new FAQ's to come out of CAL OES possibly this evening. Once we get anything, we will forward.
OTHER CALIFORIA ISSUES:
In addition to following all things COVID-19, we are also actively monitoring policy issues in the state.
STATE LEGISLATURE
- As of now, the State Legislature is on recess until April 13th. All committee and floor actions have been suspended. There is a chance they will be out for a longer period of time.
CCPA
- CRA joined a number of business groups in asking the Attorney General to DELAY enforcement of CCPA (see letter
HERE
). Indications are that WILL NOT HAPPEN (see article
HERE
). We will keep you posted if we hear anything else.
REGUALTORY PROCESS
- Link
HERE
to a press release from the California Air Resources Board. They are not ceasing any operations and all deadlines and regulatory packages are moving forward as planned. We are closely monitoring issues before the board that effect retail members.
PREDICITIVE SCHEDULING
Los Angeles
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City of LA committees and council are basically shut down until mid-April. When they start up again we will find out more about what the schedule will look in terms of committee hearings (the predictive scheduling has yet to be heard in committee). CRA is asking to push the ordinance off entirely for at least a year, when we know what the hit to the retail economy has been.
San Francisco Fair Work Week
- we are working with the SF Chamber of Commerce and other interested parties in San Francisco to get clarity on provision of the FWW ordinance in relation to COVID-19. We are hopful we will have more information next week.
If you have specific questions about COVID-19 or any issues in this email, do not hesitate to reach out.
Rachel
COVID-19 Quick Brief (3/20/2020)
California Statewide Safer-at-Home Order
The California State Public Health Officer is ordering all individuals living in the State of California to stay home or at their place of residence except as needed for authorized necessary activities. The directives of this order are intended to be consistent with the March 19, 2020 Memorandum on Identification of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers During COVID-19 Response released by CISA.
GUIDELINE LINK HERE
Order goes in effect:
Immediately (Thursday, March 19, 2020) and is in place until further notice.
Counties Covered:
Statewide
California Support for Workers and Employers (COVID-19)
:
LINK HERE
NEW COUNTY ORDERS
- Humboldt County - LINK HERE (effective at 12:00 a.m. on March 20, 2020 and will continue to be in effect until 11:59 p.m. on April 9, 2020)
- FAQ Document: LINK HERE
- Los Angeles County (Excludes Cities of Long Beach and Pasadena): LINK HERE (beginning 11:59 p.m. on March 19, 2020 and continues through April 19, 2020)
- Note the language of this Health order is somewhat different that the other ones
- The Cities of Pasadena and Long Beach have their own Public Health Department separate from the Los Angeles County Public Health, they are two of the three cities in the state that have their own Public Health Department, the other is Berkeley
- City of Long Beach: LINK HERE (beginning at 11:59 p.m. on March 19, 2020 and continues through April 19, 2020)
- City of Pasadena: LINK HERE (beginning at 11:59 p.m. on March 19 and continuing through April 19, 2020)
- Placer County: LINK HERE (effective at 12:01 a.m. on March 20, 2020 and will continue to be in effect until 11:59 p.m. on April 10, 2020)
- Sacramento County: LINK HERE (effective at 11:59 p.m. on March 19, 2020 and will continue to be in effect until 11:59 p.m. on April 7, 2020)
- San Luis Obispo County: LINK HERE (effective at 5:00 p.m. on March 19, 2020 and will continue to be in effect until 12:01a.m. on April 17, 2020)
- City of Fresno (city emergency order): LINK HERE (effective at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, March 19, 2020, and continuing through 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31, 2020)
- City of Palm Springs (city emergency order): LINK HERE (effective at 7:00 a.m. on March 18, 2020, and continuing through 11:59 p.m. on April 2, 2020)
- Calaveras County - Guidance for Certain County Business Sectors: LINK HERE
- Contra Costa County - Interim Guidance for Restaurants, Grocery Stores, & other Food Facilities: LINK HERE
- El Dorado County - Guidance for Retail Food, Beverage, and Other Related Service Venues: LINK HERE
- Glenn County - County Implements Protective Actions for COVID-19: LINK HERE
- Imperial County - Order of the Health Officer: LINK HERE
- Kern County - Guidance for Retail Food, Beverage, and Other Related Service Venues: LINK HERE
- Madera County - Health Officer Order to Cancel, Postpose, or Modify Large Scale Events or Mass Gatherings, and to Close all Bars, Nightclubs, Gyms, and Theaters, and to Modify Dining Facilities Services: LINK HERE
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