The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) approved a long-awaited indoor heat-illness standard on June 20, 2024. Before going live, the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) will have 30 days to approve or deny the standard. Cal/OSHA has requested that it go into effective...

Although the CDC shortened quarantine and isolation periods on December 27, 2021 (to five days), it was unclear as to what California employers should do since Cal/OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standards provided for longer periods (10 days). On January 5, 2022, Cal/OSHA updated its FAQs on COVID-19...

California Employers Face Everchanging Barrage of Information on OSHA COVID Rules Here’s What You Need to Know Compliance with OSHA COVID regulations has become extremely complicated, with almost daily changes to the requirements that California employers are subject to both under federal and state...

IRVINE, Calif. (February 26, 2021) – In response to the decision of the Superior Court to deny motions for preliminary injunctions restraining the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board from enforcing the emergency temporary standards, a coalition of agricultural and business...

Original Post Disclaimer: This blog post is not a comprehensive guide on forklift certification. Please refer to the California Occupational Safety Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) forklift regulations for more information. If you are new to a winery, wine cellar, or warehouse, you may be uncertain...

Effective July 1, 2024, a new California law requires most employers to have a written Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (WVPP). This law applies to all employers with workplaces that are accessible to the public (with few exceptions). Key components to a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan...

On January 9, 2024, the California Department of Health (CDPH) issued an order changing COVID-19 related definitions. These revisions apply to the Cal/OSHA Non-Emergency Regulations, which are still in place until February 3, 2025 and must be followed by all employers in California. The questions...

Happy New Year! It is time to dust off the employee handbook, review your policies and procedures, and make sure they comply with all the new laws, regulations, and interpretations that have either already gone into effect or will in early 2024. Below, we have identified our “top 10(ish)” changes....

With the start of the new year, it is time to dust off the employee handbook, review your policies and procedures, and make sure they comply with all the new laws, regulations, and interpretations that have either already gone into effect or will in early 2023. Below, we have identified our “top...

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