Superior Court Throws Out Exceptions to Field Sanitation Penalties

A Sacramento County Superior Court has ruled that the OSH Appeals Board exceeded its authority when it established an "exception" to the mandatory $750 minimum penalty for violations of field sanitation standards. Those standards require that toilets, drinking water and hand-washing facilities be available at all times to farm laborers.The decision by Judge Talmadge Jones came in response to an action filed by the California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) and California Rural