The Cal/OSHA COVID-19 non-emergency regulations for workers expired on February 3, 2025. The recordkeeping subsection remains in effect until February 3, 2026. These regulations apply to workplaces in California not covered by the Aerosol Transmissible Diseases (ATD) standard.
- Employers are still required to maintain a safe and healthful place of employment as required by Labor Code section 6400, and must establish, implement, and maintain an effective Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) as required by Title 8, California Code of Regulations, section 3203. If an employer identifies COVID-19 as a workplace hazard at their place of employment, they must identify, evaluate, and correct any unsafe or unhealthy conditions, work practices, or work procedures that are associated with COVID-19.
- Employers should be familiar with the CDC’s Preventing Spread of Respiratory Viruses When You're Sick guidance.
- The recordkeeping subsection requires that employers record new cases of COVID-19 through February 3, 2026. All case records need to be kept until February 3, 2028.
- The ATD Standard is a separate regulation that covers sites such as healthcare facilities (hospitals, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), long term healthcare facilities, home health care, EMS, etc.) as well as other settings identified as being at increased risk for transmission, such as correctional facilities and homeless shelters. Find more information, see the ATD guide (PDF).
- For long-term care facilities not covered by the ATD standard, see more information on the Adult Senior Care program page.
- Employers should refer to the California Department of Public Health’s Interim Ventilation Guidance for information on how to improve workplace ventilation.
