California’s Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board approved hundreds of settlements with employers during October. Here are some of the more noteworthy cases. TDDGUS, Inc.: This San Jose construction company will pay 100% of the $33,600 proposed by Cal/OSHA’s in the wake of a March 2022 fatality. A 31-year-old man was part of a crew …
The Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board is holding a Stakeholders Roundtable Discussion on January 7th in Sacramento. While that date still seems far out, the Board is recommending those wishing to attend make reservations, as seating is limited. The purpose of the roundtable is to discuss ideas for “changing and improving board processes and …
After Cal/OSHA cited two rideshare companies in August 2022, as many companies do, they appealed the citations to the Cal/OSHA Appeals Board. San Francisco’s Uber Technologies and Lyft, Inc., argued that Cal/OSHA lacked jurisdiction to issue citations because the drivers who filed the complaints weren’t even employees. The companies also sought to short-circuit the cases …
It has been an article of faith around these parts that “Cal/OSHA” refers to all of the components of the state program, but a recent note from the communications team at the Department of Industrial Relations throws this assumption into question. In a recent Cal-OSHA Reporter article about the adoption of the Confined Spaces in …
The Cal/OSHA Appeals Board recently approved settlements in several significant injury cases, including two cases with repeat violations. Here is how those cases were settled after the employers and Cal/OSHA negotiated. Allied West Paper Corp., Fontana: This manufacturer will pay $59,925 (85%) of a proposed $70,750 resulting from a June 2024, lockout/tagout incident. An employee …
The Appeals Board approved more than 200 settlements of Cal/OSHA citation cases in July. Here are some of the most significant of those cases, including three fatalities, two from five years ago or more. Gilton Solid Waste Management: This Oakdale waste-disposal company will pay $34,000 (67%) of the $50,850 proposed by the Division of Occupational …
A fatality case that began with the incident in January 2016 has come to an end with a lawsuit dismissal in Sacramento County Superior Court. United Parcel Service challenged a Cal/OSHA Appeals Board Decision After Reconsideration in 2019, but this spring the two sides agreed to end the case. The package delivery giant had filed …
The Cal/OSHA Appeals Board has worked hard over the years to make its appeals process more efficient. Given the literally thousands of cases it handles each year, it’s a laudable goal. However, employer defense attorneys tell Cal-OSHA Reporter that new requirements for prehearing conferences go too far and could place undue burdens on the defense. …