rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/calpers-emergency-telework-petition?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-calpers-emergency-telework-petition' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Hoang-Van Nguyen https://actionnetwork.org/users/hoang-van-nguyen/profile https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg Multiple outbreaks at CalPERS impacting multiple divisions warrant all CalPERS employees eligible for telework being sent home to telework to prevent further outbreaks. Current CalPERS procedures allow individual Division Chiefs to determine telework options for exposed employees. This is unacceptable since multiple Divisions are being impacted at the same time, and telework decisions are not consistent leaving employees still in office at a higher risk for exposure. CalPERS CEO Marcie Frost's webchats have been inadequate to address this problem. CEO Frost consistently states that she will monitor the data when making decisions for telework. The pandemic is not over.  We understand that five Divisions are in current outbreak status, which means this is a major outbreak per Department of Industrial Relations (DIR).   DIR also advises that authorized employee representatives should be informed of outbreak statistics for any positive cases and any close contacts. Furthermore, when there is a major outbreak, DIR advises that employers shall evaluate whether to halt some or all operations at the workplace until COVID-19 hazards have been corrected. SEIU Local 1000 DLC 781 President Hoang-Van Nguyen, who is also a CalPERS employee has not received these statistics as the authorized employee representative for CalPERS Headquarters.   We cannot allow these health risks to leave us short staffed and unable to deliver to our stakeholders. Citation: CalOSHA Regulation § 3205.2. Major COVID-19 Outbreaks https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/calpers-emergency-telework-petition