New guidelines outline when face coverings are now required in California and when Californians can go without. Click here for the guidance.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is approving a workers' comp presumption for COVID-19. What’s in the order and who is covered at what cost? Get the details here.

Amid employee concerns about the availability of PPE, DOSH's deputy chief tries to clarify employer responsibilities.

Over a year into his office and nearly two years after a vacancy the Governor appoints a new head of Division of Industrial Relations. They get a new General Counsel as well.

A scary outbreak in China has health authorities on alert. Here's what we know, and the best way to protect yourself and your workplace.

Veteran labor representative Marvin Kropke named to quasi-judicial board after criticism leveled on slow pace of appointments.

On the heels of citations against the police and general services departments for deplorable conditions, DOSH cites Los Angeles again after an employee is exposed to illness.

After months of a leadership vacuum at the Division of Occupational Safety and Health. Here’s the new Cal/OSHA Chief.

Cal/OSHA's rulemaking board approves protections for workers exposed to smoke during fire season. But the work is only just beginning.

In exclusive interviews and written communications with Workers’ Comp Executive former DIR Director Christine Baker responds directly to the State Auditor’s recent critical report. Baker, in her own inimitable fashion goes directly to the relevant points. This story can’t be found anywhere else – and we include links to the full text of the Auditors report, Baker’s full and unedited statement to the Executive and even an email she sent to California’s labor and management leaders. Read it and learn what the behind-the-scenes back story really is.