Together, we can work safer.
Know your workplace rights, responsibilities, and resources.
Workers
Do you have questions about how COVID-19 should be handled in the workplace? Want to know about employee rights and protections? Find answers to these questions and more.
Employers
Employers can lead the way to a safer workplace and protect their business and workers. Learn how to comply with state and local requirements.
Outreach Toolkit
Sharing vital information to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 is a community effort. Use our outreach toolkit to help spread awareness to workers and employers.
Recent updates
Changes to Emergency Temporary Standards
Following the June 17 vote by the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board to adopt the revised COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to allow the revisions to immediately take effect on June 17. The revised regulations reflect the state’s latest COVID-19 public health guidance. The updates include changes to face coverings and physical distancing requirements. More information on the revised COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards can be found in Cal/OSHA’s Frequently Asked Questions.
Beyond the Blueprint
As of June 15, 2021, the Governor is terminating the executive orders that put into place the Stay Home Order and the Blueprint for a Safer Economy. He is also phasing out the vast majority of executive actions put in place since March 2020 as part of the pandemic response, leaving in place a subset of provisions that facilitate the ongoing recovery.
Now available: California Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Eligibility Navigator
The navigator tool helps workers and employers confirm if they are eligible for COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave by answering short simple questions on the impact COVID-19 is having on an employee’s ability to work.
COVID-19 Employer Portal
The employer portal is a one-stop hub for California employers to quickly find up-to-date state and local county COVID-19 guidance by business industry.
Changes to employer portal: Please note that the employer portal has been updated with changes to state guidance, including Cal/OSHA’s revised Emergency Temporary Standards that are effective June 17th 2021.
