Senate Bill 1159 (Chapter 85, Statutes of 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

California; Legislature (administered by the Division of Workers' Compensation, Department of Industrial Relations) · California

Level

State

Authority

Stats. 2020, ch. 85 (SB 1159)

Issued

2020-09-17 Sept. 17, 2020

Effective

2020-09-17 (urgency statute; codifies EO N-62-20 of May 6, 2020 for the period Mar. 19 to July 5, 2020) (read as 2020-09-17)

End

2023-01-01 (§§ 3212.86-3212.88 repealed by their terms; later extended by SB 1159's successor legislation) (read as 2023-01-01)

In force

Sept. 17, 2020 to Jan. 1, 2023

Quarters

2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Workplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOther

Addressees

• every California employer with five or more employees (§ 3212.88)
• first responders and health care employers (§ 3212.87)
• claims administrators

Functions reached

• HR workers' compensation administration and reporting
• WF (medical removal of infected employees)
• OP administration
• PF production floor and every worksite (outbreak definition)

Collection

State labor and workplace-safety agencies AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE

Operative words

3212.88. (a) This section applies to employees who are not described in Section 3212.87, who test positive during an outbreak at the employee's specific place of employment, and whose employer has five or more employees. (b) The term "injury," as used in this division, includes illness or death resulting from COVID-19 if all of the following circumstances apply... An "outbreak" exists if within 14 calendar days one of the following occurs at a specific place of employment: (A) If the employer has 100 employees or fewer at a specific place of employment, 4 employees test positive for COVID-19.

Enforcement

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