In 2023, the California Legislature enacted a first-of-its-kind workplace violence prevention law that, unlike other workplace violence laws that apply to specific industries only (such as healthcare), applies across all...more
3/21/2024
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The California Legislature has enacted a first-of-its-kind workplace violence prevention law that applies across all industries and to nearly every employer with operations in California. On September 30, 2023, Governor Gavin...more
10/11/2023
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On Friday, February 3, 2023, Cal/OSHA's new COVID semi-permanent rule went into effect, ending the Cal/OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that applied to most employers in California since November 2020. The Cal/OSHA...more
On December 15, 2022, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Cal/OSHA) voted to adopt COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Regulations (Non-Emergency Regulations). Approval by the Office of Administrative...more
Cal/OSHA's COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), which was first adopted November 2020, is set to expire after December 31, 2022. In its place, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board has published, and is expected to enact, a...more
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has revised and readopted Cal/OSHA's COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS), which are now in effect and will remain so until December 31, 2022. This Revised ETS contains...more