COVID in California in 2024? The Isolation Guidance and Cal/OSHAs Regulations

Published: Feb. 1, 2024, 4:20 p.m.

In this podcast, Kevin Bland and Karen Tynan discuss the latest news and guidance from California on COVID-19 protocols. Kevin, who is a shareholder in Ogletree\u2019s Orange County office, and Karen, the West Coast chair of the firm\u2019s Workplace Safety and Health Practice Group, cover the state\u2019s break from federal CDC guidelines; Cal/OSHA\u2019s non-emergency COVID-19 standards; and the new CDPH order changing protocols on outbreaks, the definition of \u201cclose contacts,\u201d the duration of the infectious period, contact tracing, and more. Karen and Kevin also cover the shift in the definition of an outbreak from three cases in fourteen days to three cases during a seven-day period.