In a ruling that reverses more than 30 years of precedent, the California Supreme Court has ruled that Cal/OSHA standards may be used in third-party actions, restoring common law.The unanimous ruling upheld a key provision of AB 1127, the controversial 2000 law that made a number of changes to the state Labor Code and was aimed at increasing penalties against employers for serious safety violations.In Elsner v. Uveges, roofer Rowdy Elsner was injured when a scaffold collapsed beneat
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