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Housecleaning Now Under Cal/OSHA Jurisdiction — What about Homeowners?

Beginning July 1st, companies that employ household domestic service employees – including housecleaners, home care providers, and landscapers – are subject to Cal/OSHA regulations. Note that private households who hire a housecleaner, etc., are exempt, with some exceptions. This change comes courtesy of SB 1350, by Senator Maria Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles), a 2024 law … Read More »

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Legislative Update – May 30, 2025

SB 20: Senator Caroline Menjivar’s (D-Van Nuys) bill to place new restrictions on engineered stone fabrication shops was approved 6-0 by the Senate Appropriations Committee. It is now under consideration by the full chamber. The bill is the second attempt in as many years to initiate a certification process for these fabrication shops in light … Read More »

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Legislative Update – Apr 18, 2025

Several bills of interest to California’s occupational safety and health community are moving through their respective houses of origin. Here’s the status of the latest legislation. AB 694, by Assemblyman Tina McKinnor (D-Inglewood), seeks to develop a “pipeline program” for the Cal/OSHA inspection force, given its longstanding vacancy rate and difficulty finding enough qualified inspectors. … Read More »

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Silica Bill Amended

SB 20, the latest attempt to regulate the engineered stone industry beyond Cal/OSHA requirements, has received amendments before its first hearing in the state legislature. Senator Caroline Menjivar (D-San Fernando Valley) introduced the bill in December 2024. It is effectively the same as Assemblyman Luz Rivas’s AB 3043 from last session, also a San Fernando … Read More »

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Revisions to ‘Egregious,’ Enterprise Violations and Penalties Proposal

In response to comments last summer to its proposal to establish “egregious’ and enterprise-wide violations, Cal/OSHA’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health has revised its draft language. The Director’s Regulation is not yet in formal rulemaking. DOSH will hold a virtual advisory meeting on March 25th to discuss the changes. The revisions to §§ 332.4, … Read More »

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Cal/OSHA’s Workplace Violence Plan

Since July 2024, California employers have been working under the requirements of SB 553 for workplace violence (WPV) prevention. After several years of planning to enact a new Cal/OSHA regulation, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health will take the next steps in the new year to combine the law with its own vision. That … Read More »

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Another Legislative Attempt at Silica Certification

After an Assembly bill last session that would have required fabricators of engineered stone to be certified and employees to certify through training failed, a state senator is reviving the measure in the new legislative session. Some see the bill as a legislative usurpation of Cal/OSHA’s responsibility to develop standards. Senator Caroline Menjivar (D-San Fernando … Read More »

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Governor Vetoes One, Signs Four Safety Bills

California’s Governor, Gavin Newsom, has vetoed the most controversial occupational safety and health-related legislation while approving four others. Vetoed is SB 1299 (Dave Cortese, D-Campbell), which would have created a rebuttable presumption that an outdoor heat-related injury in agriculture is work-related for purposes of workers’ compensation, providing the employer is deemed to have violated any … Read More »

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