Ergo Rule Litigation Ends as Sacto Court Issues Modified Judgment

Sacramento Superior Court Judge James T. Ford has issued his modified decision that signals the end of litigation over California's controversial ergonomics regulation. California's Third Court of Appeal handed down a ruling Oct. 29, 1999, that upheld most of the regulation as written by the OSH Standards Board. The ruling did, however, strike down an exemption for employers with nine or fewer employees.The Standards Board will now amend General Industry Safety Order 5110 to comply w