Superior Court Judge Ethan Schulman has denied in their entirety two requests for temporary injunctions against Cal/OSHA’s COVID emergency temporary standard. The requests were filed by two separate employer groups. …
Fed-OSHA’s latest evaluation of the Cal/OSHA program found a few new issues, seemingly minor. But it made very sure to mention the program’s most glaring problem: The raft of vacancies …
More than a year into his term, Gov. Gavin Newsom has named a new director at the Department of Industrial Relations. She is Katrina S. Hagen, who has held positions …
It has been more than a year after Fed-OSHA recommended that Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health revise its policy on issuing Special Orders. Cal/OSHA has yet to make …
It is a case involving armed state officials, a smash-and-grab car burglary involving a Cal/OSHA manager, and a question of inspection consent. And the California Court of Appeal has upheld …
Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed Lilia Garcia-Brower, 45, as chief of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, a key post at the Department of Industrial Relations, otherwise known as the …
The Division of Occupational Safety and Health Santa Ana district office and two Department of Industrial Relations units have a new location. The new address is 2 MacArthur Place, Santa …
Cal/OSHA saw a 17% increase this fiscal year compared to the previous year, but newly minted Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing an essentially flat budget for 2019-20. The governor’s budget …