DIVERSIFIED UTILITY SERVICES, INC.

47 COR 40-8349 [¶23,077R] JURISDICTION – PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION, INTERLOCUTORY Labor Code § 6614 (2020) – Employer’s petition for reconsideration raised questions of law, which the Appeals Board may rule on under an exception to the general rule that interlocutory matters are not appealable. However, even if interlocutory review were appropriate in this matter, the … Read More »

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Cal/OSHA to Use CDC Guide re COVID Return-to-Work

Governor Gavin Newsom has issued another executive order. This one, among other things, directs Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health to use new COVID return-to-work guidelines issued earlier this month by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The move means a shorter path to getting exposed employees back on the job. The … Read More »

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SHIMMICK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

47 COR 40-8347 [¶23,076R] JURISDICTION – PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION, INTERLOCUTORY Labor Code § 6614 (2020) – Employer’s petition for reconsideration raised questions of law, which the Appeals Board may rule on under an exception to the general rule that interlocutory matters are not appealable. However, even if interlocutory review were appropriate in this matter, the … Read More »

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MWL SOLUTIONS, INC.

47 COR 40-8345 [¶23,075R] JURISDICTION – PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION, INTERLOCUTORY Labor Code §§ 6614, 6616 (2020) – Employer’s petition for reconsideration was interlocutory, and the Appeals Board denied it for that reason.  OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH APPEALS BOARD – TIME AND PLACE OF HEARING, VIDEO HEARINGS Board reg. § 376(d) (2020) – The Appeals Board … Read More »

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Court Orders End to Furloughs for Some State Workers

Alameda County Superior Judge Frank Roesch yesterday ordered the Schwarzenegger administration to end furloughs for all state workers who are paid from non-general fund accounts. The order applies to all employees regardless of bargaining unit or union affiliation in nearly 70 “special fund” agencies statewide, including several that are part of the Department of Industrial … Read More »

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