Tag: Workplace Safety
Breaking Down COVID-19-Related Lawsuits
In Episode 134 of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts, CalChamber policy advocate Ashley Hoffman, and employment law attorney Colby Turner...
Applicant’s Workers’ Comp Claim History Can’t Be Used for Screening
We work in an industry that is at a higher risk for workplace injury. In an effort to keep our workers’ compensation costs lower,...
3 Job Killer Bills Still Active
Following last Friday’s deadline for legislation to move out of the house in which it was introduced, just three of the 25 job killer...
Cal/OSHA Delays Vote on COVID-19 Emergency Rule Amendments
Employers will have to wait a little longer to know what is coming for California’s COVID-19 workplace emergency temporary standard (ETS).
The California Division of...
Job Killer Update: Several Held in Fiscal Committee, But Others Pass
Action on several California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bills will be delayed until next year with their failure to move out of the...
Three Bills Added to CalChamber Job Killer List
The California Chamber of Commerce this week added three bills to its annual list of job killer legislation. The additions bring the 2021 job...
State Lags Behind New CDC Guidelines for Vaccinated and Unvaccinated People
On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new guidance on social contact and when quarantining is required for vaccinated people.
California...
Cal/OSHA Gathering Feedback on COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard
The Cal/OSHA advisory committee’s February meetings on the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) offer some hints as to the future of California’s ETS.
Before the...
California Releases Employer COVID-19 Compliance Portal
As the COVID-19 pandemic approaches the one-year mark, federal, state and local governments have spent the last year continually developing new laws, regulations, ordinances,...
Cal/OSHA Emergency Rule for COVID-19 in Effect Now
As of November 30, 2020, the new Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) 21-page COVID-19 Emergency Standard is in effect across California, covering...
