[johnnyanmac]

You don't. But they want to minimize avenues to get sued because people can and probably will file an wrongful termination lawsuit.

I don't know the exact laws, but given California I would not be surprised if there's a "no, you cannot fire someone who's in the hospital over a state of emergency" clause. Similar to how you can't fire an employee to avoid workman's comp.

Or worse, it's not there and they set precedent.