Appeals Board Was Trying to Guide Aljs With Field Sanitation Penalty – Exceptions, Advisory Committe Told

SACRAMENTO -- The Cal/OSH Appeals Board "did the best job it could in a very difficult situation" in attempting to establish exceptions to minimum penalties for violations of field sanitation standards, Appeals Board chief counsel Carol Brown told the Cal/OSH Advisory Committee at its Jan. 4 meeting in the state capital. The board was attempting to give guidance to administrative law judges (ALJs), whose rulings often differ widely, Brown said, and provide uniformity to employers.A Sacramento County