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Employer Liability Issues State Labor Laws Workplace Hazards

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California Assemblymember Sharp-Collins Introduces Workplace Safety Bill Authorizing Refusals to Work and Requiring Wages

On February 21, 2025, California Assemblymember LaShae Sharp-Collins (D), representing San Diego, introduced Assembly Bill (AB) No. 1371 (“Right to Refuse Unsafe Work With Pay”) in the California State Assembly....more

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Nevada Heat Illness Prevention Regulation Approved

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The Nevada Division of Industrial Relations (DIR), the principal regulatory agency responsible for workplace safety and worker protections in the state of Nevada, recently adopted a heat illness prevention regulation to...more

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Maryland Joins Growing Number of States Issuing Heat Illness Prevention Standards

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Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH) issued the final version of its Heat Stress Standards, which became effective on September 30, 2024, becoming the first state on the East Coast to adopt a heat standard and...more

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Maryland’s Heat Stress Regulation Took Effect September 30th – Are you Prepared?

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Maryland’s Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH) Division of Labor and Industry recently announced its publication of the Heat Illness Prevention Standard as a final regulation in the September 20, 2024, edition of the...more

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New Cal/OSHA Indoor Heat Standards Require New Prevention Measures and Written Prevention Plan

Beginning July 23, 2024, California's Indoor Heat Illness Prevention regulations apply to most indoor workplaces. Among other things, the regulations require that employers implement certain indoor heat illness prevention...more

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California Employers: Beware New Indoor Heat Illness Regulations Effective Immediately

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On July 23, 2024, California’s “Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Places of Employment” regulation went into effect. The new regulation applies to most California workplaces where indoor temperatures reach 82°F or higher, and...more

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California’s Indoor Heat Illness Prevention Regulation Takes Immediate Effect

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On July 24, 2024, California’s Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) announced that the Indoor Heat Illness Prevention regulation, which the Cal/OSHA Standards Board unanimously approved on June 20, 2024, would take effect...more

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Cal/OSHA’s New Indoor Heat Illness Prevention Standard Took Effect on July 23, 2024

According to the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA), California’s new heat illness prevention rules for indoor workplaces became effective on July 23, 2024....more

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Cal/OSHA Standards Board Approves Its First-Ever Indoor Heat Rule

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The California Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) Standards Board voted unanimously to approve a new indoor heat illness rule covering the vast majority of California employers....more

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California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board Approves Heat Illness Prevention Regulation

The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Board) has approved a new regulation for Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Places of Employment. The Office of Administrative Law (OAL) has 30 working days to...more

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Beat The Heat – Cal/OSHA Approves The Indoor Heat Illness Prevention Standard

On June 20, 2024, the California Occupational Safety and Health (“Cal/OSHA”) Standards Board voted to approve the proposed Indoor Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Places of Employment Standard (“Indoor Heat Standard”).  ...more

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The Chartwell Chronicles: New Jersey Caselaw Updates

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In Episode 28 of The Chartwell Chronicles, hosts Colin Davis and Brittany Atkinson discuss recent a number of New Jersey workers' compensation caselaw updates. Please make sure to like and subscribe to The Chartwell...more

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Cal/OSHA Standards Board Adopts New Indoor Heat Standard

On June 20, 2024, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted unanimously to adopt the latest draft version of Title 8 CCR § 3396, Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Places of Employment, after a prior...more

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Workplace Violence Prevention Plans Required For California Employers by July 2024(update)

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Senate Bill 553, signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom, requires nearly all employers in the State of California to prepare a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan, train employees on how to identify and avoid workplace...more

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Washington State Wildfire Smoke Rules Impose New Employer Requirements

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As many Washington residents are aware, wildfires, and wildfire smoke, are becoming an increasingly regular occurrence. The increase in wildfires has often led to days—or even weeks—of smoky air throughout the state....more

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Cal/OSHA Approves Emergency Changes to the Silica Standard With Onerous New Requirements For Cutting Stone and Tile Products

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Cal/OSHA’s Standards Board approved the Division’s revisions to the silica standard on an emergency basis, requiring a regulated area, PPE, and air monitoring for any workplace with a stone or tile cutting...more

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Property Owner Not Liable for Injury to Employee of Independent Contractor –12.6 Million Verdict Reversed

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Seyfarth Synopsis: California’s Second District Court of Appeal recently reversed a 12.6 million jury verdict in favor of an independent contractor’s employee for injuries he suffered from a broken roof hatch of a commercial...more

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Workplace Violence Prevention Plans Required For California Employers by July 2024

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Senate Bill 553, signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom, requires nearly all employers in the State of California to prepare a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan, train employees on how to identify and...more

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Heat-Related Illnesses under New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law

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With summer in full swing accompanied by record-high temperatures, employers should consider developing and implementing measures to mitigate  the risk of employees developing heat-related illnesses while working outside....more

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Employers Feeling the Heat: Washington Adopts Permanent Changes to Outdoor Heat Exposure Rules Effective July 17, 2023

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Effective July 17, 2023, employers with outdoor workers in the state of Washington will be required to follow revised heat illness prevention rules. The revised rules modify Washington’s long-standing 2008...more

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Utah Enacts Law Allowing Employers to Obtain Workplace Violence Protective Orders

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On March 14, 2023, Utah Governor Spencer J. Cox signed HB 324 into law amending Utah’s protective order statute to allow employers to petition for and obtain workplace violence protective orders against an individual who has...more

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Washington Becomes Second State to Issue Emergency Heat Standard

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On July 9, 2021, Washington’s Department of Labor & Industries filed an emergency rule to increase protection for employees exposed to extreme heat at work. This includes employees working in agriculture, construction, and...more

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PNW Heat Wave Leads to Emergency Regulations for Employee Safety‎

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Record-breaking summer temperatures in Oregon and Washington have led state agencies to pass emergency regulations to protect workers from the dangers of high and extreme heat. The Oregon Occupational Safety Administration...more

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Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Safety Rules to be Revised

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The Cal/OSHA Standards Board is scheduled to meet on May 20, 2021 to review proposed revisions to the Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”) on COVID-19 Safety in the workplace that were originally adopted in November, 2020. ...more

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New York State Passes Bill to Mandate COVID-19 Safety Standards in the Workplace

The New York state legislature passed the Hero Act, which would require all employers in New York to implement certain safety standards and adopt a prevention plan to protect against further spread of COVID-19 and other...more

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