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July 15, 2021 | Issue 7
Beginning July 15, 2021, consumers may begin to receive Advance Child Tax Credit payments. Those payments do not need to be reported as income on your consumers’ applications; the Child Tax Credit will not count as income for Covered California Eligibility determinations. For more detailed information and answers to frequently asked questions, please reference the 2021 Child Tax Credit and Advance Child Tax Credit Payments website.
According to OSHA, 408 workplaces have been cited (with around 1,150 citations issued) for COVID-19-related alleged violations between July 1, 2020, and April 12, 2021. Typically, only eight percent of cited employers contest citations.

This document is intended to help employers understand which OSHA standards have been cited most frequently during COVID-19 - related inspections. This data is based on inspections where citations have been issued. OSHA initiated these inspections following complaints, referrals, or fatalities in industries such as hospitals and healthcare, nursing homes and long-term care settings, and meat/poultry processing facilities. 

By understanding which workplace hazards have most often resulted in OSHA citations, employers can better ensure that they are adequately protecting workers. 
Order of the Health Officer of the County of Santa Clara ...

UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTIONS 101040, 101085, 120175, AND SANTA CLARA COUNTY ORDINANCE CODE SECTION A18-33, THE HEALTH OFFICER OF THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA ("HEALTH OFFICER") ORDERS: This Order is made in light ...

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covid19.sccgov.org
Requirements Related to Surprise Billing; Part I

This document sets forth interim final rules implementing certain provisions of the No Surprises Act, which was enacted as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. These interim final rules amend and add provisions to existing rules...

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