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Cal/OSHA’s Latest on Lead Exposure: Clarification for the Construction Industry

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On May 5, 2025, the California Department of Industrial Relations made an important announcement that affects employers in the construction industry. Cal/OSHA has clarified lead exposure prevention guidance specific to...more

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April Is Workplace Violence Awareness Month: Navigating the Latest in Workplace Violence Prevention

Every April, organizations across the United States recognize Workplace Violence Awareness Month, an important time to highlight the risks of workplace violence and the steps necessary to prevent it. It is also an opportunity...more

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Forthcoming Enterprise-Wide and Egregious Violations from California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health

California employers could soon face increased penalties for workplace safety violations that are “enterprise-wide” or “egregious.”...more

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Be Ready to Defend the Castle: Employers Need a Written OSHA Inspection Management Policy

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Federal OSHA conducted 24,333 onsite inspections in 2021, resulting in thousands of citations. Make no mistake, OSHA (and especially Cal/OSHA) have been gearing up with a new generation of compliance officers, training them...more

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CalOSHA’s [Revised] ETS are Here to Stay! …at Least Until the End of 2022

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For the third time, CalOSHA has revised its Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”) governing workplace safety due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The revised ETS are due to take effect on May 6, 2022 once they have been reviewed by...more

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#WorkforceWednesday: States Adjust COVID-19 Regulations and OSHA ETS Released - Employment Law This Week®

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It's #WorkforceWednesday! This week, we look at the ways in which states are relaxing COVID-19 restrictions and discuss the much-anticipated Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) emergency temporary standard....more

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Obligations To Report COVID-19 In The Workforce: What Employers Need To Know

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Employers in California are subject to a layer cake of requirements to report suspected and diagnosed cases of COVID-19 in their workforce. Federal, state and local agencies each impose obligations differing from one to the...more

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#WorkforceWednesday: CA Employer Playbook, Federal COVID-19 Updates, DOL’s FFCRA Rule Vacated in Part - Employment Law This Week®

It’s #WorkforceWednesday. In this week’s news, California provides a detailed COVID-19 employer playbook, and a federal judge vacated parts of the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Families First Coronavirus Response Act...more

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COVID-19 Training: Preparing Employees for the ‘New Not-Normal’

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With the COVID-19 curve flattening, employers around the country are preparing to resume business operations and bring employees back to the workplace. Of the many unique challenges employers face in the wake of the novel...more

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COVID-19 Reopening Readiness Guide for Employers

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As Governor Newsom and local government officials begin relaxing Stay-At-Home orders, California employers will want to plan for employees' potential return to work at their offices and worksites. Governor Newsom's recent...more

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California Issues COVID-19 Guidance To Life Sciences Employers

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Thanks to new directives from state health officials, life sciences employers in California will need to immediately create and implement a worksite specific plan to address transmission of COVID-19 in the workplace. The...more

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