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Cal/OSHA Standards Board Passes Revised Emergency Standard Regulation for COVID-19

On June 17, 2021, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Standards Board), voted and passed its latest set of proposed revisions, with a 5 to 1 vote, to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s...more

Cal/OSHA Releases Latest Revised Proposal for Re-adoption of COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards

On June 11, 2021, California’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Standards Board) released its latest set of proposed revisions to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (Cal/OSHA) COVID-19 Emergency...more

Cal/OSHA Publishes Updated FAQs on COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard

On January 8, 2021, Cal/OSHA issued a much-awaited second set of FAQs to its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS).  The following are ten key takeaways...more

Cal/OSHA Standards Board Holds Stakeholders Meeting on COVID-19 ETS

On December 18, 2020, California’s Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Standards Board)1 conducted a Stakeholders Meeting to address employer concerns about the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) issued...more

California Standards Board Passes Sweeping Cal/OSHA Emergency COVID-19 Prevention Regulation

On November 19, 2020, over the vigorous objections of several employers, trade associations, employer agencies, and defense counsel, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted unanimously to pass the...more

California Department of Public Health Issues COVID-19 Employer Playbook for a Safe Reopening

On July 24, 2020, the California Department of Public Health issued its most recent guidance for employers. According to the Department, the COVID-19 Employer Playbook for a Safe Reopening provides businesses with “the tools...more

Cal/OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Guidance Regarding Medical Surveillance Examinations amid Potential Exposure to COVID-19

On June 5, 2020, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, commonly known as Cal/OSHA, issued temporary emergency guidance to assist physicians and other licensed health care professionals (PLHCPs) balance...more

The Return of Dine-In Restaurants: What Restaurateurs Must Know Before Reopening in California amid COVID-19

Employers in California are eager to reopen as the state’s stay-at-home orders are lifted. As part of the reopening process, California agencies have been issuing industry-specific guidance documents, which continue to...more

Cal/OSHA Issues Hazard Alert to Health Care Facilities Regarding the Availability of COVID-19 PPE

On June 5, 2020, the California Department of Occupational Safety and Health (Division), also known as Cal/OSHA, issued a hazard alert to health care facilities regarding the availability of COVID-19 personal protective...more

California Executive Order Extends Certain Cal/OSHA Deadlines for Issuing and Appealing Citations

The COVID-19 pandemic and statewide closures have brought significant disruptions to government functions and the private sector.  Cal/OSHA, the agency responsible for enforcing the state’s occupational safety standards, has...more

No More Home Haircuts – Cal/OSHA Updates Reopening Requirements for Barbershops and Hair Salons

On May 26, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that barbershops and hair salons could open with restrictions in counties that meet certain health criteria.  ...more

CAL/OSHA Issues Guidance on Recording and Reporting Requirements for COVID-19 Cases

On May 27, 2020, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (“Division”), also known as Cal/OSHA, issued the following guidance for employers regarding recording and reporting requirements pertaining to...more

The Next Normal: A Littler Interview with Dr. John Howard, Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

On May 1, as part of Littler’s Virtual Executive Employer, attorney Alka Ramchandani-Raj was fortunate to interview Dr. John Howard, the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), to...more

The Next Normal: A Littler Insight on Returning to Work – Safety and Health

Over a roughly two-month period, COVID-19 has completely upended work as we know it. Businesses across the globe have struggled to function with limited staff and resources, restructured their workforces, and implemented new...more

COVID-19 Safety Standards for Food Sector Workers: Cal/OSHA and Governor Newsom Weigh In

While most of California has been shuttered since county health care officials, Governor Newsom and mayors throughout the state issued orders closing most businesses, schools and other institutions during the COVID-19...more

Coronavirus: Employer Action Items

Employers are doing their best to respond to the 2019 New Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) epidemic. The outbreak that began in China has rapidly evolved into a global crisis. It has caused turbulence in financial markets, forced...more

Are You Prepared? FAQs on Cal/OSHA’s Emergency Wildfire Smoke Protection Regulation

In response to the dangerous levels of air quality last fall after the wildfires in Northern and Southern California, the state Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has enacted an emergency regulation...more

CAL/OSHA Proposes Emergency Regulation on Protection from Wildfire Smoke

In response to the dangerous levels of air quality last fall after the wildfires in Northern and Southern California, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has issued a proposed regulation...more

CAL/OSHA Emergency Regulation on Injury and Illness Recording and Recordkeeping Will Require Certain Employer Action by December...

Recently, Cal/OSHA published its Proposed Emergency Regulatory Action on Recording and Reporting of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, as required by Assembly Bill 2334, which was signed into law last month. ...more

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