Tag: COVID-19
Posted on May 11, 2021
by Andrew J. Sommer
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By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force On Friday, May 7th, Cal/OSHA finalized and published a proposed amended version of its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (the “ETS”), which the Cal/OSH Standards Board will consider for readoption at the Board’s upcoming May 20, 2021 meeting. The revised sections of the ETS… Continue Reading “Cal/OSHA Introduces Proposed Amendments to its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard”
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Category: Cal/OSHA, COVID-19, OSHA Rulemaking, UncategorizedTags: Cal/OSH Standards Board, Cal/OSHA, Cal/OSHA ETS, California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Close Contact, Conn Maciel Carey, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard, COVID-ETS, Face Coverings, Outbreak, Respirators, Vaccination, Vaccines, Ventilation
By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued new guidance yesterday – COVID-19 Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People – that affects some aspects of Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 ETS. For purposes of this discussion, people are considered… Continue Reading “Vaccinated Workers Are Not Required to Quarantine Under Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 ETS, But Masks and Distancing Are Still Required”
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Category: Cal/OSHA, COVID-19, UncategorizedTags: Cal OSHA, Cal/OSH Standards Board, Cal/OSHA, California Department of Public Health, CDPH, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard, COVID-19 ETS, COVID-19 Vaccine, EO N-84-20
Posted on April 5, 2021
by Andrew J. Sommer
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By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force Over four months after the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (“Board”) unanimously adopted a COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”), the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the “Division”) has been busy considering potential changes to the… Continue Reading “Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee Convened as The Division Considers Changes to Its COVID-19 ETS”
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Category: Cal/OSHA, COVID-19, OSHA Rulemaking, UncategorizedTags: Cal/OSHA, Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee Meeting, Cal/OSHA ETS, California Employer COVID-19 Prevention Coalition, California ETS, COVID-19, Emergency Temporary Standard, Occupational Safety and Health
On March 23, 2021, Andrew J. Sommer, Fred Walter and Megan Shaked presented a webinar regarding Annual Cal/OSHA Update: Legislation, Regulations, Guidance, Executive Orders and More! Oh My!” This year’s annual Cal/OSHA update covered the latest legislative, regulatory and enforcement developments concerning COVID-19, including the Emergency COVID-19… Continue Reading “Annual Cal/OSHA Update: Legislation, Regulations, Guidance, Executive Orders and More! Oh My! [Webinar recording]”
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Category: OSHA Rulemaking, UncategorizedTags: Andrew J. Sommer, COVID-19, COVID-19 Emergency Rule, COVID-19 ETS, DOSH, DOSH enforcement, Emergency Temporary Standard, Fred Walter, Megan Shaked, OSHA Webinar Series, Wildfire Smoke, Wildfire Smoke Rule
Posted on March 22, 2021
by Eric J. Conn
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By Conn Maciel Carey’s COVID-19 Task Force It has been a little while since we last shared an update about COVID-19 recordkeeping issues. Since Fed OSHA issued its COVID-19 recordkeeping guidance in May 2020 and Cal/OSHA issued its controversial COVID-19 Recordkeeping FAQs with unique requirements, the agencies have been… Continue Reading “six important updates About CAL/OSHA and Federal OSHA COVID-19 RECORDKEEPING”
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Category: Cal/OSHA, COVID-19, Employment Issues, Injury & Illness Recordkeeping, OSHA Enforcement, OSHA Rulemaking, Special Emphasis ProgramsTags: Cal-OSHA, Cal/OSHA, California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Emergency Rule, COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard, COVID-19 ETS, COVID-19 National Emphasis Program, COVID-19 NEP, COVID-19 Recordkeeping, Fatality and Injury Reporting, Fatality and Serious Injury Reporting, Fatality and Significant Injury Reporting, Injury & Illness Recordkeeping, Injury and Illness Recordkeeping, OSHA, OSHA Enforcement, Reporting
On Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 1:00 P.M. PT / 4:00 P.M. ET, join Andrew J. Sommer, Fred Walter and Megan Shaked for a webinar regarding Annual Cal/OSHA Update: Legislation, Regulation, Guidance, Executive Orders and More! Oh My!” This year’s annual Cal/OSHA update will cover the latest legislative, regulatory and… Continue Reading “Annual Cal/OSHA Update: Legislation, Regulation, Guidance, Executive Orders and More! Oh My! [Webinar]”
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Category: OSHA Rulemaking, OSHA Webinars, UncategorizedTags: AB 685, Andrew J. Sommer, Cal/OSHA, Cal/OSHA Standards Board, COVID-19, COVID-19 Emergency Rule, COVID-19 ETS, DOSH, Emergency COVID-19 Prevention Rule, Fred Walter, indoor heat, Megan Shaked, OSHA Enforcement, OSHA Webinar Series, Workplace Violence
Posted on March 1, 2021
by Andrew J. Sommer
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By Andrew Sommer, Eric Conn, and Beeta Lashkari On February 25, 2021, Superior Court Judge Ethan Schulman officially ruled on two requests for preliminary injunctions against the implementation of Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (ETS), denying the injunctive relief sought in both cases. Two separate legal challenges to the… Continue Reading “Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard Survives Two Legal Challenges”
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Category: Employment Issues, Judicial Decisions, OSHA RulemakingTags: Andrew Sommer, Beeta Lashkari, Cal-OSHA, Cal/OSHA, California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Conn Maciel Carey, COVID-19, COVID-19 Emergency Rule, COVID-19 ETS, Eric Conn, National Retail Federation, OSHA, OSHA Enforcement, OSHA Inspections, Preliminary Injuction, Western Growers
Posted on February 2, 2021
by Theresa Green
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On January 26th, Andrew J. Sommer, Fred Walter and Megan S. Shaked presented a webinar regarding Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard. Not to be outdone by other State OSH Plans like Virginia OSHA, Oregon OSHA, and Michigan OSHA, Cal/OSHA has adopted its own COVID-19 specific emergency temporary… Continue Reading “Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 EMERGENCY Temporary Standard [Webinar Recording]”
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Category: Cal/OSHA, COVID-19, OSHA Enforcement, OSHA Rulemaking, OSHA Webinars, UncategorizedTags: 2021 OSHA Webinar Series, AB 685, Andrew Sommer, Cal/OSHA, Cal/OSHA ETS, Conn Maciel Carey, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-ETS, Emergency Temporary Standard, Fred Walter, Megan Shaked, OSHA Webinar Series, Outbreaks, Testing
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”
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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
Posted on January 22, 2021
by Theresa Green
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On Tuesday, January 26th at 12:00 PM PT / 3:00 PM ET, plan to join Andrew J. Sommer, Fred Walter and Megan S. Shaked for a webinar regarding Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard. Not to be outdone by other State OSH Plans like Virginia… Continue Reading “[Webinar] Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard”
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Category: Cal/OSHA, COVID-19, OSHA Enforcement, OSHA Rulemaking, OSHA Webinars, UncategorizedTags: 2021 OSHA Webinar Series, AB 685, Andrew Sommer, Cal/OSHA, Cal/OSHA ETS, Conn Maciel Carey, Coronavirus, COVID ETS, COVID-19, Emergency Temporary Standard, Fred Walter, Megan Shaked, OSHA Webinar Series, Outbreaks, Testing