• The physical distancing rules in California workplaces and mask requirements may be dropped if everyone is fully vaccinated
• Employers all across California are considering plans to bring employees back into workplaces, especially those who are working remote during the pandemic. 
• Further expectations have been set for California’s Occupational Safety and Health 
• Current California emergency workplace health and safety regulations, require that workers wear masks when indoors, except when a worker is alone in a room or is eating or drinking but must be at least six feet away from other workers and outside air supply has been maximized

• Almost ⅓ of all California Restaurants have been permanently closed and at least ⅔ of workers have temporarily lost their jobs at the beginning of the pandemic more than a year ago
• Industry leaders have expressed their fear for the lack of labor available as more establishments begin to reopen

• Energy regulators here in California have said that the state is much more prepared to avoid the rotating blackouts that the state experienced last summer
• California officials have said that they have acquired 3,500 megawatts of capacity ahead of the hot summer that threatens to increase the power grid demand
• The increased capacity also includes an additional 2,000 megawatts of batteries which are designed to store energy generated from the state’s renewable energy sources

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