COVID-19 Requirements Lift In 2024

Although many new employment laws went into effect on January 1, 2024, several COVID-19-related regulations and requirements expire this year.

COVID-19 Notice Requirements. The Labor Code provision requiring California employers to post or send notices of workplace COVID-19 exposures expired on December 31, 2023. However, Cal-OSHA's non-emergency regulation remains in effect until February 2025, which requires employers to notify employees and independent contractors who had "close contact" in the workplace. Also, if an employer excludes an employee from the workplace for COVID-19-related reasons (including "close contact" exposure), they must give employees information about COVID-19-related benefits to which they may be entitled.