Sacramento Court Affirms Appeals Board’s Stand on Penalty Reduction

A Sacramento County Superior Court judge has ruled that the Cal/OSH Appeals Board was within its right to overrule an administrative law judge and reinstate an $18,500 penalty against a financially strapped firm that spent thousands of dollars to bring its safety program up to speed after being cited.The employer, Pacific MDF Products, Inc., in a writ of mandate before the court, argued that the board had no continuing authority to take administrative law judge's decision under submiss