Joe Biden has named Cal/OSHA Chief Doug Parker to his transition team. Parker is advising regarding the Department of Labor. He does have prior ties to Washington, D.C., having served …
The proposed regulations being rushed through the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Board) raise numerous issues regarding consistency with legislation enacted earlier this year. Specifically, regarding mandatory notices …
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has published an extensive, 21-page emergency regulation regarding the spread of COVID-19 in workplaces. But the proposal, which the board will vote on November 19th, goes …
Cal/OSHA’s proposed emergency rule for protecting general industry workers from COVID is expected to be released to stakeholders this week, only a few days ahead of a vote scheduled next …
As treatments improve, and the death and illness rates decline, a vaccine appears just around the corner, and with the end to the pandemic hopefully in sight, the Cal/OSHA Standards …
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has a big decision to make soon – whether or not to authorize an emergency temporary standard to protect non-healthcare workers from coronavirus exposure. Its own …
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has denied an appeal from AFL-CIO, which seeks to require Fed-OSHA to enact an emergency regulation to protect working people from …
Cal/OSHA’s recently published “placeholder” permanent regulation to protect employees from wildfire smoke is much like the emergency regulation that expires September 22nd. There are numerous minor changes, but none are …