With Gratitude From Your Friends at Conn Maciel Carey As we reflect on all that we are thankful for this Thanksgiving, we want to express our genuine appreciation for your continued support. It is clients like you who make it all worthwhile. Thank you… Continue Reading “Happy Thanksgiving from Everyone at CMC!”
On Thursday, November 9, 2023, Rachel Conn, Megan Shaked, and Andrea Chavez of Conn Maciel Carey’s Cal/OSHA Practice presented a special webinar event regarding California’s brand new General Industry Workplace Violence Prevention Law (SB 553). Even while Cal/OSHA was working away on a General Industry Workplace Violence Prevention… Continue Reading “CALIFORNIA’S NEW GENERAL INDUSTRY WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PREVENTION LAW (SB 553) [Webinar Recording]”
By Rachel Conn and Andrea Chavez Although the Cal/OSH Standard’s Board has many draft regulations in the works, the revisions to the Lead Standards took center stage at the October meeting. In March, the Cal/OSH Standards Board published proposed revisions to California’s standards on… Continue Reading “Latest Standards Board Update – Lead Takes Center Stage”
Announcing CMC’s Cal/OSHA Webinar Series! California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) is the most aggressive and enforcement-heavy approved State OSH Program in the nation, and as a result, California employers face a host of requirements that other employers around the country do not.… Continue Reading “Announcing Conn Maciel Carey LLP’s 2024 Cal/OSHA Webinar Series!”
Conn Maciel Carey LLP, (CMC) a boutique law firm with national practices in Labor and Employment Law, Workplace Safety Law (OSHA and MSHA), and Litigation, is pleased to announce that Andrea O. Chavez has joined the Los Angeles, California office as Senior Counsel in… Continue Reading “Conn Maciel Carey LLP’s Cal/OSHA and California Employment Law Practices Bolstered by Addition of Highly Regarded Attorney Andrea O. Chavez”
By Rachel L. Conn SB 553 Becomes Law On September 30, 2023, Governor Newsom signed a slew of new bills—including SB 553 Workplace Violence Prevention. All California employers (unless they fall under one of the few exemptions) will be required by July 1, 2024… Continue Reading “Governor Signs SB 553-Workplace Violence Prevention Bill-Compliance Required by July 1, 2024 & the Latest Cal/OSHA Standards Board Updates”
By Rachel L. Conn On September 12, 2023, the California Legislature passed SB 553—Workplace Violence Prevention. The bill is currently unopposed by business and labor and is expected to be signed by the Governor. Although the bill has gone through several revisions since being… Continue Reading “SB 553 – Workplace Violence Prevention Bill Passes California Legislature, Awaits Governor’s Signature”
By Rachel L. Conn The California Legislature introduced SB 553 – workplace violence: restraining orders and workplace violence prevention – earlier this year despite Cal/OSHA’s regulation on Workplace Violence Prevention in General Industry (WPV Standard) nearing the last stages of the rulemaking process. SB… Continue Reading “SB 553 – California Workplace Violence Prevention Bill Nears Becoming Law”
You are cordially invited to attend the Cal/OSHA and California Employment Law Summit presented by Conn Maciel Carey LLP. Conn Maciel Carey LLP’s Inaugural Cal/OSHA and California Employment Law Summit is an in-person program presented by the California-based attorneys in CMC’s national OSHA • Workplace Safety and Labor • Employment Practice Groups,… Continue Reading “Cal/OSHA Summit: The Latest Rulemaking and Enforcement Priorities”
By Rachel L. Conn Five years after releasing the first draft, and multiple public comment periods later, Cal/OSHA’s regulation on Workplace Violence Prevention in General Industry (WPV Standard) finally appears to be nearing the last stages of the rulemaking process. In a surprising move,… Continue Reading “California Workplace Violence Prevention Legislative Update”