Tag: Cal-OSHA
Cal/OSHA’s rulemaking process does not allow for any more “re-adoptions” of the COVID-19 emergency rule, so if COVID-19 regulatory requirements are to remain, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board will need to adopt a permanent COVID-19 rule. While clarity had been lacking over the content and… Continue Reading “Cal/OSHA’s Proposed “Permanent” COVID-19 Rule Has Just Issued”
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Category: UncategorizedTags: Cal-OSHA, Cal/OSHA, Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Advisory Committee, Cal/OSHA Standards Board, California Department of Public Health, California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, CDPH, COVID-19, DOSH, Emergency Temporary Standard, ETS, Proposed Permanent COVID-19 Rule, Sec. 3205(b)(1)
Posted on April 8, 2022
by Theresa Green
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By Andrew J. Sommer and Fred Walter The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board has just released a proposed draft for the third re-adoption COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). The Board will vote on the proposed rule at its next meeting on April… Continue Reading “Cal/OSHA Issues Revised COVID-19 Emergency Rule – Third Re-Adoption”
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Category: OSHA RulemakingTags: Cal-OSHA, Cal/OSHA, California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, CDPH, COVID-19, COVID-19 Test, ETS, Executive Order N-84-20, Federal OSHA ETS, fully vaccinated, OSHA, OSHA Enforcement
Posted on March 17, 2022
by Theresa Green
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On Tuesday, March 15, 2022, Andrew Sommer, Fred Walter, and Megan Shaked presented a webinar regarding a Cal/OSHA Enforcement and Regulatory Update. This has been a challenging year for California employers navigating the COVID-19 pandemic with a set of ever-changing regulatory requirements, as well… Continue Reading “Cal/OSHA Enforcement and Regulatory Update [Webinar Recording]”
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Category: Cal/OSHA, COVID-19, Employment Issues, OSHA Enforcement, OSHA Enforcement Inspections, OSHA Rulemaking, OSHA Webinars, UncategorizedTags: Assembly Bill 701, Cal-OSHA, Cal/OSHA, Cal/OSHA Standards Board, California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, COVID-19, COVID-19 ETS, DOSH, Emergency Temporary Standard, ETS, OSHA, OSHA Enforcement, Senate Bill 606
Posted on March 1, 2022
by Theresa Green
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By Conn Maciel Carey LLP’s COVID-19 Task Force As governors and big city mayors across the country have been allowing indoor masking mandates to expire over the last few weeks, last Friday, February 25th, the CDC unveiled a brand new approach to assessing COVID-19 risks… Continue Reading “CDC Relaxes Face Covering and Distancing Guidelines”
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Category: Employment Issues, OSHA RulemakingTags: Cal-OSHA, Cal/OSHA, California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Community Level Rating, COVID-19 ETS, Emergency Temporary Standard, hospital admissions, mask mandate, OSHA, OSHA Enforcement
Posted on February 3, 2022
by Andrew J. Sommer
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In Western Growers Association, et al, v. Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, et al, the California appellate court recently affirmed the lower court’s decision denying a challenge to Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). This decision has far-reaching implications, affording considerable deference to the… Continue Reading “California Appellate Court Rejects Challenge to COVID-19 Emergency Rule”
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Category: Employment Issues, OSHA RulemakingTags: Andrew Sommer, Cal-OSHA, Cal/OSHA, California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 ETS, Emergency Temporary Standard, FAQs, findings of emergency, FOE, OSHA, OSHA Enforcement, Western Growers Association
Since our blog post only a week ago concerning the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) guidance on isolation and quarantine periods and its implications for the Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), the CDPH has revised this guidance (January 6, 2022) – this… Continue Reading “FAQs Clarify Isolation and Quarantine Periods under Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Rule”
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Category: Employment Issues, OSHA Rulemaking, UncategorizedTags: Cal-OSHA, Cal/OSHA, California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, CDPH, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Booster, COVID-19 ETS, COVID-19 Vaccine, Emergency Temporary Standard, FAQs, isolation, OSHA, OSHA Enforcement, Quarantine
Posted on December 8, 2021
by Andrew J. Sommer
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The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has issued a revised draft of the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for a second re-adoption. This draft shows in underlined text the latest proposed changes from the current emergency regulation (not the October draft text discussed in our prior… Continue Reading “Cal/OSHA Standards Board to Consider Revised COVID-19 Emergency Rule for Re-adoption”
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Category: Employment Issues, UncategorizedTags: Andrew Sommer, Cal-OSHA, Cal/OSHA, California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Close Contact, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 ETS, COVID-19 Test, Emergency Temporary Standard, face covering, OSHA, vaccination status
Posted on November 4, 2021
by Andrew J. Sommer
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By Conn Maciel Carey LLP’s COVID-19 Task Force At long last, OSHA has revealed its COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing emergency regulation. The Federal Register site has updated to show the pre-publication package, which is set to run officially in the Federal Register tomorrow, November 5th. The 490-page… Continue Reading “OSHA Issues Its COVID-19 Vaccination, Testing, and Face Coverings Emergency Temporary Standard”
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Category: Employment Issues, OSHA RulemakingTags: Cal-OSHA, Conn Maciel Carey, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 ETS, COVID-19 Task Force, COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccinations, Emergency Temporary Standard, Face Coverings, OSHA, OSHA Enforcement
Posted on October 26, 2021
by Andrew J. Sommer
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Last month, Cal/OSHA issued a discussion draft of a proposed Cal/OSHA COVID-19 “permanent rule” and convened an Advisory Committee, involving hours of comment on September 23, 2021 by employer and labor advocates and public health officials. Conn Maciel Carey served on the Advisory Committee… Continue Reading “Cal/OSHA Proposes Revised COVID-19 ETS for Readoption”
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Category: Employment Issues, OSHA Rulemaking, UncategorizedTags: Andrew Sommer, Cal-OSHA, Cal/OSHA, Cal/OSHA Rulemaking, California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Close Contact, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 outbreak, Emergency Temporary Standard, ETS, OSHA, OSHA Enforcement, Vaccination
On September 22, 2021, California became even more labor friendly when Governor Newsom signed AB 701 which adds additional requirements to California’s existing meal and rest breaks rules for non-exempt warehouse employees. Effective January 1, 2022, employers covered by AB 701 must disclose all quotas to… Continue Reading “California Adds Increased Meal/Rest Period and Workplace Safety Protections for Warehouse Employees Subject to Production Quotas”
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Category: Employment IssuesTags: AB 701, Ashley D. Mitchell, Cal-OSHA, Cal/OSHA, California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, California labor laws, Conn Maciel Carey, Department of Industrial Relations, employee policies, employment law, labor laws, meal breaks, non-exempt employees, policies and procedures, quotas, rest breaks