AB 685, effective January 1, 2021, requires written notice to various parties regarding potential exposure to COVID-19. Several members have reached out looking for samples, so we partnered with Patti Eyres, Managing Partner of Eyres Law Group.
These notifications are subject to updates as developments and new CDPH and DIR guidance is released. As you may know, on October 21 the CDC changed the definition of close contact from "within 6 feet for 15 minutes or more” (interpreted as consecutive minutes) to “within 6 feet of an infected person for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period starting from 2 days before illness onset (or, for asymptomatic patients, 2 days prior to test specimen collection) until the time the patient is isolated." Not all public health departments in the state have made this change.
If an outbreak occurs, additional written notice is required. For the purposes of understanding this legislation and how it may apply to your workplace, a worksite outbreak is defined as three or more confirmed cases among employees who live in different households within a two week period.
3 types of written notification:
- Written Notification to Employees With Close Contact
- Written Notification to Local Health Department About Worksite Outbreak
- Written Notification to Union About Worksite Outbreak
For questions or additional assistance – including samples notifications, we encourage you to utilize the Labor Law/Employment Practices Services by reaching out to Patti Eyres.