California Advances Bill Setting COVID Isolation Periods For Teachers

California lawmakers are advancing a bill that would require schools to exclude teachers and other employees with COVID-19 from the workplace with pay for a set period of time, amid opposition from state health officials who argue that such mandates should be based on their frequently updated pandemic guidance rather than rigid statutory mandates. The bill -- AB 3106 by Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo (D-Chatsworth) -- cleared the Assembly Labor & Employment Committee on April 17 and now awaits consideration by...