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COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Q&As

• What are the Cal/OSHA requirements for reporting occurrences of COVID-19 in the workplace?
• How do we give our remote employees their final pay?
• Do we have to pay the local minimum wage rate to employees now working remotely, due to COVID-19, in a city or county with a local minimum wage?
• Who pays the costs of employer-required COVID testing or vaccination?
• If I receive notice that my employee is continuing to receive unemployment benefits even though I have requested they return to work, how do I inform EDD?
• Are we required to notify our employees if we learn an employee tested positive for COVID-19?
• Do I have to file a workers’ comp claim every time one of my employees tests positive for COVID-19?
• Can employers implement a mandatory vaccination program?
• Must an employer exempt an employee from a mandatory vaccination program for disability- or religious-related concerns?
• What do we have to do for our remote employees working in other states?
• How do we pay exempt and nonexempt employees who are working remotely?
• Can we change our vacation policies as a result of the employees not using their time during COVID-19?
• Can we furlough employees for only a day or two per week?
• What are some accommodations employers must make when employees might be impacted by stress in the workplace?
• What COVID-19 rules do we need to follow in the workplace?
• When can an employee who previously tested positive for COVID-19 return to work?
• Does an employee who tested positive for COVID-19 have to submit a negative COVID-19 test result before returning to work?
• What are employer’s obligations with respect to face coverings in a general, indoor office workplace?