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The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is a United States federal agency established in 1970 by the Occupational Health and Safety Act. OSHA is part of the Department of Labor and is charged with assuring healthy, safe, working environments. OSHA sets and enforces safety standards and policies. Examples of OSHA's duties include setting limits on workers' exposure to hazardous substances, ensuring workers have access to safety information and protective equipment, and providing employers and workers proper training to prevent dangerous conditions. less -

Hazard Alert! Don’t Ignore OSHA’s Updated Electronic Submission Requirements for Employers

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on 7/28/2023

Effective January 1, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) new record-keeping rule will now require employers with 100 or more workers in OSHA’s “highest hazard” industries to electronically file...more

It’s Not a Set Up: Enhanced Workplace Safety Training Requirements for Live Events at Public Venues

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 10/13/2022

As part of the recent legislative session, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1775, which implements new workplace safety training and certification requirements for entertainment events vendors who produce live events...more

The Top 18 Workplace Law Stories from August 2021

Fisher Phillips on 9/9/2021

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

California Employment Legislative Update: Time for Governor Newsom to Get to Work

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/4/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Legislature has passed a series of employment-related bills for Governor Newsom to consider. He has until September 30 to approve or veto these bills, most of which relate to leaves of...more

Lights, Camera, PPE: Hollywood Guilds and Studios Take Action On Resuming Production

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 6/4/2020

As we discussed in a guest column in The Hollywood Reporter in April, the entertainment industry faces unique challenges as it plans to resume operations. On May 20, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom suggested that...more

Reminder: New California Employment Laws Going Into Effect January 1, 2020

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 12/17/2019

• Numerous new California laws going into effect on January 1, 2020, will impact employers and employees. • The most significant laws include a new employee classification law, extension of the statute of limitations for...more

California Employment Law Notes - October 2016

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 10/26/2016

Newly Enacted California Statutes - Minimum Wage Increases - As of January 1, 2017, businesses with 26 or more employees must pay a minimum wage of $10.50 per hour; the rate increases to $15.00 per hour in 2022....more

2016 California Labor and Employment Legislation Update: It’s Final!

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/4/2016

Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers in California: be aware and prepare for new laws increasing minimum wages and mandating overtime pay for agricultural employees; expanding the California Fair Pay Act to race and ethnicity and to...more

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