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All California employers must identify and correct workplace violence hazards in a timely manner, provide effective training to employees, and respond to and log reports of workplace violence. All employers, employees,...more
When CA’s Workplace Violence Prevention Law took effect on July 1, 2024, it joined a handful of other states including CT, IL, MD, MN, NJ, OR and WA with some type of similar law. On September 4, 2024, Governor Hochul signed...more
SB 553 mandates that Cal/OSHA propose a workplace violence prevention standard by December 31, 2025, with the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board required to adopt the standard by December 31, 2026. Prior to the...more
Earlier this week, California passed bill AB 3234 with ease in both the State Assembly (77-0) and the Senate (36-0). Governor Gavin Newsom is expected to sign the bill....more
As Golden State employers know, a new workplace violence prevention law for non-healthcare employers went into effect on July 1, 2024. Cal/OSHA, the agency charged with overseeing workplace safety and health, has been...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Following California’s Workplace Violence Prevention Plan regulation becoming effective, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (“Cal/OSHA”) recently published its draft Workplace...more
In July, a proposed bill named the Silicosis Prevention Act was withdrawn from consideration in California. This proposed bill would have substantially affected the manufactured stone industry by banning dry fabrication...more
The hospitality industry is important to California’s economy and provides significant employment across the state. Due to the large workforce within the hospitality sector, many cities across the state have implemented...more
A new law that took effect last month requires most California employers to develop a workplace violence prevention program, and if you aren’t familiar with your new obligations, now is the perfect time for you to ensure your...more
On July 23, 2024, California’s “Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Places of Employment” regulation went into effect. The new regulation applies to most California workplaces where indoor temperatures reach 82°F or higher, and...more
As discussed in our previous alert, last month Cal/OSHA approved the Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Places of Employment Standard (“Indoor Heat Standard”)....more
Conn Maciel Carey LLP's 2ndAnnual Cal/OSHA and California Employment Law Summit is an in-person program conducted by the California-based attorneys in CMC's national OSHA Workplace Safety and Labor Employment Practice Groups,...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: A new rulemaking is underway at the California Department of Industrial Relations that will allow Cal/OSHA to cite employers for “enterprise-wide and egregious” violations, implementing a 2021 law signed by...more
On July 24, 2024, California’s Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) announced that the Indoor Heat Illness Prevention regulation, which the Cal/OSHA Standards Board unanimously approved on June 20, 2024, would take effect...more
California’s new “Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Places of Employment” standard is now in effect as of July 23, 2024. The new regulation applies to most California workplaces where the indoor temperature reaches 82°F or...more
In September of 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 553, which amended Labor Code section 6401.7 and created new section 6401.9 to require employers (with few exceptions) to develop and implement a...more
The California Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) Standards Board voted unanimously to approve a new indoor heat illness rule covering the vast majority of California employers....more
Starting July 1, 2024, all employers in California with more than 10 employees are now required to implement comprehensive workplace violence policies....more
The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Board) has approved a new regulation for Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Places of Employment. The Office of Administrative Law (OAL) has 30 working days to...more
On September 30, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 553 (the "Workplace Violence Prevention Act" or "WVP Act") which requires most California employers to develop and implement a comprehensive Workplace Violence...more
On June 20, 2024, the first day of summer, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board turned the heat up on employers and unanimously voted to approve Cal/OSHA’s indoor heat rule. Employers should be prepared to comply with the rule as...more
On June 20, 2024, the California Occupational Safety and Health (“Cal/OSHA”) Standards Board voted to approve the proposed Indoor Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Places of Employment Standard (“Indoor Heat Standard”). ...more
Organizations with operations in California are reminded of the upcoming July 1, 2024 deadline to comply with the provisions of S.B. 553—a bill that was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on September 20, 2023,...more
On June 20, 2024, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Cal/OSHA) unanimously adopted a new standard for Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Places of Employment. A prior attempt to pass the regulation...more