Category: Employment Issues
Cal/OSHA Compels Hospitality Employers to Clean Up Their Act, Ergonomically Speaking
By Aaron R. Gelb and Andrew J. Sommer Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are the single most common type of work-related injury, but federal OSHA has struggled for decades to develop a coherent regulatory and/or enforcement strategy to address the hazards that cause these ergonomic injuries. Where federal OSHA… Continue Reading “Cal/OSHA Compels Hospitality Employers to Clean Up Their Act, Ergonomically Speaking”
Article: California Supreme Court Ruling on Suitable Seating: Legal and Ergonomics Perspectives
By Andrew J. Sommer, Esq. and Brandy Farris Ware, PhD, CPE, CSSBB A recent California Supreme Court ruling provides crucial new guidance on how courts should weigh the evidence in so-called “suitable seating” cases, which employee litigants are bringing under the state requirement that employers provide… Continue Reading “Article: California Supreme Court Ruling on Suitable Seating: Legal and Ergonomics Perspectives”
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Ashley D. Mitchell
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Beeta B. Lashkari
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Eric J. Conn
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Rachel L. Conn
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