Robert Peterson, the first chief counsel of the Cal/OSHA Appeals Board, who subsequently spent decades defending employers in citation cases, has died. He was 81. Peterson was a seminal figure …
The first test case for applying the principle of “equitable tolling” to Cal/OSHA citation cases saw a trial court reject an employer’s arguments, upholding a serious machine-guarding violation. But attorneys …
The Cal/OSHA Appeals Board is instituting a new procedure for conducting appeal status conferences. Beginning May 2nd, no longer will administrative law judges call each party to initiate the conference …
California employers find a changed landscape for 2021. Two bills signed last year are effective and require key industries to pay close attention to safety programs. SB 606 and AB …
Lawsuits, injunctions, variants, and regulatory turmoil. It seemed like a COVID year in 2021, or did it just seem like it because of the general media coverage? The rapidly evolving …
49 COR 40-8501 [¶23,158R] OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH APPEALS BOARD – HEARING, POST-SUBMISSION AMENDMENTSBoard reg. § 386 (2021) – The Appeals Board granted the Division’s motion to correct the legal …
Here are settlements stemming from fatalities that occurred in 2016, 2017 2018 and 2019. Employers settled in ranges from zero to 75% of the proposed penalties. The Appeals Board approved …
In the leadup to Cal/OSHA’s COVID emergency temporary standard (ETS), many stakeholders touted the Injury and Illness Prevention Program standard as the model for regulating during a pandemic, instead of …