Category: Labor and Union Issues

Q&As About Fed OSHA’s New COVID-19 Vaccine-Mandate Emergency Rulemaking

Posted on September 22, 2021 by Andrew J. Sommer

By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Taskforce Last Thursday, September 9th, President Biden announced that he is directing OSHA to issue a new Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that would require many employers to provide paid time for employees to get and recover from getting vaccinated and to implement… Continue Reading “Q&As About Fed OSHA’s New COVID-19 Vaccine-Mandate Emergency Rulemaking”

Category: Employment Issues, Labor and Union IssuesTags: Cal/OSHA, coalition, COVID-19, COVID-19 ETS, Emergency Temporary Standard, hard vaccine mandates, OSHA, OSHA Enforcement, Path out of the Pandemic, POTUS COVID-19 Action Plan, Soft Vaccine Mandate, Vaccinating the Unvaccinated, workplace safety

What Employers Need to know about the Pay and Benefits Continuation Elements of Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 emergency Rule

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Beeta B. Lashkari

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By Mark Trapp, Andrew Sommer, and Beeta Lashkari On November 30, 2020, Cal/OSHA issued its final COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”), with all of its provisions effective immediately. One of those provisions — the exclusion pay and benefits continuation requirements — has been at… Continue Reading “What Employers Need to know about the Pay and Benefits Continuation Elements of Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 emergency Rule”

Category: Cal/OSHA, COVID-19, DOSH, Employment Issues, Labor and Union Issues, OSHA Rulemaking, UncategorizedTags: Beeta Lashkari, Cal/OSHA, Cal/OSHA ETS, California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Conn Maciel Carey, COVID ETS, COVID-19, Emergency COVID-19 Rulemaking, Emergency Temporary Standard, ETS, Mark Trapp, Pay and Benefits, Pay and Benefits Continuation

Conn Maciel Carey’s 2021 OSHA Webinar Series

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Theresa Green

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As the Trump Administration hands over the keys to President-Elect Biden and a new Democratic Administration, OSHA’s enforcement and regulatory landscape is set to change in dramatic ways, from shifting enforcement priorities, budgets and policies, to efforts to reignite OSHA’s rulemaking apparatus. Following an… Continue Reading “Conn Maciel Carey’s 2021 OSHA Webinar Series”

Category: Cal/OSHA, COVID-19, Employment Issues, Environmental Issues, Government Program, Hazard Communication, Healthcare Industry, Injury & Illness Recordkeeping, Judicial Decisions, Labor and Union Issues, MSHA Issues, OSHA Enforcement, OSHA Enforcement Inspections, OSHA Inspections, OSHA Rulemaking, OSHA Webinars, Process Safety Management, Retaliation, Special Emphasis Programs, SVEP, Uncategorized, VOSH, Whistleblower Enforcement, Workplace ViolenceTags: Aging Workforce, Attorney-Client Privilege, Biden, Cal/OSHA, California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Chemical Safety Board, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Taskforce, CSB, E-Recordkeeping, Election, Electronic Recordkeeping, Emergency Temporary Standard, Employee Discipline, ETS, General Duty Clause, OSHA, OSHA Enforcement, OSHA Enforcement Update, OSHA Settlements, Personal Protective Equipment, PPE, Privileged Audit, Privileged Investigation, Process Safety Management, PSM, Reporting Rule, Rulemaking, Sec. 5(a)(1), Section 5(a)(1), Self-Audit Policy, Whistleblower

[Client Alert] New California Employment Laws for 2021 Will Leave Their Mark

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Theresa Green

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By Andrew Sommer, Fred Walter, and Megan Shaked 2020 has been another banner year for California employment laws, with legislation and Cal/OSHA rulemaking associated with COVID-19 prevention and reporting taking center stage. In our annual update of new employment laws impacting California private sector employers, we lead… Continue Reading “[Client Alert] New California Employment Laws for 2021 Will Leave Their Mark”

Category: Employment Issues, Labor and Union Issues, UncategorizedTags: Andrew Sommer, Cal-OSHA, Cal/OSHA, California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, COVID-19, Employment Laws, Fred Walter, Legislative, Megan Shaked

Calif. Employers Are Not Required To Reimburse Restaurant Workers For the Cost of Slip-Resistant Shoes

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Andrew J. Sommer

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By Megan Shaked and Andrew J. Sommer A recent California Court of Appeals decision in Townley v. BJ’s Restaurants, Inc., has further defined the scope of reimbursable business expenses under California Labor Code section 2802, this time in the context of slip-resistant shoes for restaurant workers. A former… Continue Reading “Calif. Employers Are Not Required To Reimburse Restaurant Workers For the Cost of Slip-Resistant Shoes”

Category: Employment Issues, Labor and Union IssuesTags: Cal/OSHA

Calif. Employers Are Not Required To Reimburse Restaurant Workers For the Cost of Slip-Resistant Shoes

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Theresa Green

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Category: Employment Issues, Judicial Decisions, Labor and Union IssuesTags: Andrew Sommer, Cal-OSHA, Cal/OSHA, California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Conn Maciel Carey, Lemus v. Denny's, Megan Shaked, Townley v. BJ's Restaurants

Announcing Conn Maciel Carey’s 2019 OSHA Webinar Series

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Theresa Green

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We are now two years into the Trump Administration, and we have seen a mixed bag of changes in the OSHA enforcement and regulatory landscape. We have watched some late Obama-era OSHA rules get repealed by the Congressional Review Act or delayed and amended… Continue Reading “Announcing Conn Maciel Carey’s 2019 OSHA Webinar Series”