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Workplace Safety Penalties Cal-OSHA

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Forthcoming Enterprise-Wide and Egregious Violations from California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health

California employers could soon face increased penalties for workplace safety violations that are “enterprise-wide” or “egregious.”...more

Conn Maciel Carey LLP

Cal/OSHA’s First Willful Heat Violation Citation Highlights Heat Illness Prevention Focus

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Cal/OSHA announced in a press release on December 12, 2024, that it had issued its first willful heat violation citation, highlighting its increased emphasis on heat illness prevention. The citation imposed $276,425 in...more

Conn Maciel Carey LLP

Latest Cal/OSHA Updates- Standards Board Vote on the Revised Lead Regulations Expected on February 15th

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Standards Board Updates - While the latest Cal/OSHA Standards Board (the Board) meeting covered a wide range of topics, the upcoming vote on the controversial draft revised lead regulations was a main topic for both...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Workplace Violence Prevention Obligations Coming to Most California Worksites

The California Legislature has enacted a first-of-its-kind workplace violence prevention law that applies across all industries and to nearly every employer with operations in California. On September 30, 2023, Governor Gavin...more

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California Raises the Stakes for Workplace Safety Compliance with New Penalties

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Governor Newsom just signed into law a bill that could have significant ramification for California employers by extending Cal/OSHA’s scope of enforcement and creating additional penalties for employers. In particular, SB 606...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Cal/OSHA Amends its Definition of “Repeat” Citation to Reconcile Differences from the Federal Program

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Cal/OSHA has recently amended its definition of “repeat” for inspcetion citations to reconcile differences from the Federal OSHA program. The updated rules expand potential liability to California...more

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