I am amazed at how often business owners are surprised to learn that all employers in California are required to prepare, implement and inform employees about the employer’s Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP). Are small employers exempted? No. Are start up employers exempted? No. All employers in California are required to have an IIPP.

What’s an IIPP? It is a written workplace safety program designed to improve employee safety and health and reduce injury and illness. According to the CA Department of Industrial Relations (the DIR), the 8 required elements of an IIPP are.....

Originally published in both the Entertainment Human Resources Network - August/September 2020 and the Los Angeles Advertising Human Resources Professionals newsletter - August/September 2020.