Electronic Summary Version

7-31-2020

Quote of the day

“Perfection is not the standard.”
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Ethan Schulman, denying an injunction request by an employee of Amazon’s grocery fulfillment center in San Francisco over COVID compliance.
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Wildfire Smoke Regulation Revisions
The Standards Board has made changes to its “permanent” version of the wildfire smoke protection regulation. Here are the changes, how you can weigh in on the, and what happens next.

Judge: Amazon Injunction Unnecessary
After an employee files suit against Amazon’s San Francisco grocery fulfillment center, a judge outlines why he nixed a preliminary injunction to force COVID-19 precautions.

Settlements in Fatality Cases
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Workplace Fatality Update
This week’s report includes 25 deaths from confirmed or suspected COVID cases.