Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2021-22 proposed budget would give the Cal/OSHA program an across-the-board increase. The proposal is part of an $850.6 million budget for the Department of Industrial Relations, a …
Picking the most important story of 2020 is easily the most obvious in the 47 years Cal-OSHA Reporter has been doing its “Top Stories” feature. As we begin our 48th …
An old legal principle now applies to administrative law decisions. And, it will change the game. The California Supreme Court, for the first time, applied the principle to administrative cases. …
Disneyland strenuously objected when Cal/OSHA pinpointed an outbreak of this potentially deadly disease to cooling towers at the famed park. Now the company has accepted the agency’s citations and penalties. …
Two organizations that successfully petitioned the Cal/OSHA Standards Board for quick action on construction personnel hoist (CPH) staging have come back to the board for another battle on other CPH …
Out of state employers cannot appeal a set of Cal/OSHA citations to a Texas court, a federal appellate court has ruled. Texas-based Bulkley & Associates, a transportation company, was cited …
Revisions to Cal/OSHA Appeals Board rules to streamline its processes and prevent employers’ appeals from being rejected on technicalities are set to take effect on October 1st. The rulemaking package …
The latest settlements approved by the Cal/OSHA Appeals Board include two fatalities, several serious accidents, a workplace violence complaint at a San Francisco hospital, and some eye-popping proposed penalties in …