Prevent Heat Illness at Work Outdoor & Indoor Heat Exposure Is Dangerous It's time to remind your employees that it's getting hot outside … Remember to Hydrate The attached OSHA poster/flyer reminds you about heat illness prevention ... and will help you initiate...
By Sean Paisan & Sierra Vierra on June 13, 2022 -Jackson Lewis PC It may come as a surprise to some, but Cal/OSHA’s workplace violence regulations currently apply only to the Health Care Industry. Cal/OSHA plans to change that. Right now, for non-healthcare...
You Are Invited to Our June 16, 2022 ZOOM Webcast: What You Need to Know Now About COVID-19 Rules For Summer 2022 With COVID-19 cases dramatically increasing in the US and California... Employers must learn about and respond to increasing COVID-19 cases. More than a...
Our June 19 Thursday zoom webcast will feature an update on COVID for Employers presented by Wendy Garcia and Kayla Washington. 10 am at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8320 The OC Health Care Agency reported 3,091 more cases of the coronavirus between Tuesday, May 31, and...
Ursula L. Clemons Orange County Author -Ogletree/Deakins, Law On May 17, 2022, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) released a revised discussion draft of a proposed regulation for workplace violence prevention in the general industry...
By Sean Paisan & Sierra Vierra on May 20, 2022 -Jackson Lewis As we head into the summer months, employers with outdoor worksites in California may wish to review their Heat Illness Prevention Plans (HIPP) and obligations under Cal/OSHA’s outdoor heat illness...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has initiated a new enforcement program to identify employers who failed to submit Form 300A data through the agency’s Injury Tracking Application (ITA). OSHA created the injury and illness reporting program in...
The prospect of corrective action or termination makes a lot of managers nervous, and that’s understandable. For employees, being disciplined or losing their job can be anything from moderately embarrassing to financially devastating, but it’s rarely a happy occasion....
The Next Crisis PR Event You’ll Likely Face Most Crisis Communications events originate outside traditional media circles ... therein lies the problem. Companies often miss the unflattering blog articles or angry social media posts defining a supervisor’s perceived...
By Shannon Bettis Nakabayashi & Jamielee F. Martinez on April 25, 2022 Posted by Jackson Lewis PC While April has meant the return to the office for many employees across the state, many are remaining remote despite the lifting of statewide COVID-19 restrictions....
Authors: Pascal Benyamini , Taylor N. Brook On April 21, 2022, the California Occupational Safety & Health Standards (Cal/OSHA) Board voted to readopt its COVID-19 prevention emergency temporary standards (ETS) incorporating changes Cal/OSHA posted in preparation...
Mendoza v. Trans Valley Transport, 75 Cal. App. 5th 748 (2022) Summary: Arbitration provision in employee handbook, coupled with signed acknowledgement forms, did not establish agreement to arbitrate. Facts: Plaintiff Jose Mario Mendoza, a Spanish-speaking former...
