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
6/14/2021
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Public Health ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
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
On September 17, 2020, California doubled down on its efforts to keep non-remote employees safe from COVID-19 exposure. Governor Newsom signed AB 685, new legislation that allows the state to track COVID-19 cases in the...more
9/18/2020
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Occupational Exposure ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Stop Work Orders
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
4/23/2020
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Emergency Management Plans ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Food Service Workers ,
Grocery Stores ,
Health and Safety ,
Occupational Exposure ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Retail Market ,
Risk Management ,
Social Distancing ,
State and Local Government ,
Workplace Decontamination ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Safety