The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered the owner of two restaurants in Sacramento and Roseville to pay $140,000 in back pay and damages to 35 employees after the employer used an unusual and scandalous tactic to determine if they had been stealing. Taqueria Garibaldi brought in a fake priest toâhear confessionsâ during work hours …
Fed-OSHA is making available almost $13 million in funding for new Susan Harwood Training Grants. California organizations typically receive about 15% of the national grants. The grants include:  Targeted topics to identify and prevent OSHA-designated workplace hazards  Training and educational materials development for âqualityâ materials that help identify and prevent hazards; and  Capacity-building programs that …
The U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, along party lines, has advanced the nomination of Julie Su to be the next Secretary of Labor. If confirmed, she will replace Marty Walsh, who recently left the Biden Administration. Su now faces a full vote in the Senate, where her prospects are uncertain. All Republicans …
Fed-OSHA is taking another swing at expanded electronic submission of injury and illness information with proposed revisions to its rules on recordkeeping. A similar proposal was controversial in the past and is likely to be controversial again. But if it is successful, Cal/OSHA will have to follow. Currently, employers with at least 250 employees, and …