A ballot measure that would reform the Private Attorneys Generals Act (PAGA) by strengthening the current system available for all workers through the Labor Commissioner, and ensuring monetary settlements are retained by the workers themselves instead of their attorneys, is awaiting title and summary from the Attorney General’s office.
Amid the continuing supply chain crisis in California, industry stakeholders joined lawmakers at a special meeting of the Ports and Goods Movement committee Wednesday to figure out practical ways to address regulations and investment to help accelerate operations.
State regulators have released draft text of the updates to Cal/OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) for workplaces, which are scheduled to be in place until a proposed two-year provision takes effect next spring.
As Cal/OSHA prepares a potential two-year COVID-19 standard to replace the current Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS), stakeholders are encouraged to provide input on terms and execution for the new regulations and the impact on worksites across the state.
With the legislative session heading into its final days, questions remain about the impact of potential bills on residents, businesses, and California’s economic recovery.
With state lawmakers scheduled to resume the Legislative session this week, concerns persist about regulatory action on California businesses as they seek to balance public health concerns with nascent economic recovery.
A motion recently filed in the Ninth Circuit seeks to dismiss an emergency stay of a preliminary injunction that had temporarily prohibited the filing of Proposition 65 litigation concerning acrylamide in food and beverages.
With the latest Cal/OSHA Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) now in effect, employers have clear guidance on mask wearing and social distancing for workplaces as businesses across the state continue efforts to return to pre-pandemic operations.
Cal/OSHA is expected to vote on new Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) for California workplaces on June 17, revisions that were swiftly arrived at to comply with state and CDC guidance on mask wearing and social distancing.
As the state approaches full reopening next week, lawmakers have moved to the Inactive File a number of bills opposed by the business community, though several potentially costly mandates are still under consideration.
The Cal/OSHA Standards Board is expected to vote this week on updates to its Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) that reflect differing workplace conditions due to COVID-19 vaccine prevalence, specifically changing the quarantine mandate for inoculated employees.
A new California bill that would require businesses to report wage and hour metrics and employee benefits would also provide eligible companies access to tax benefits, contracts, and other incentives from the state.
A federal court has issued a ruling in California Chamber of Commerce v. Xavier Becerra that temporarily prevents the state Attorney General and private attorneys from bringing legal action in cases that involve Proposition 65 acrylamide warnings on food and beverages.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has blocked lawyers from suing companies under California’s Proposition 65 over the presence of acrylamide in food, saying it is far from settled science the naturally occurring chemical causes cancer in humans.
With the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines and input from business and labor stakeholders, Cal/OSHA is looking at potential adjustments to the Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) that they passed last November.
Newly proposed regulatory changes to Proposition 65 short-form warning labels represent a pronounced shift from the current rules and add a new layer of litigation exposure for businesses struggling to comply with a host of other mandates amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the COVID-19 pandemic causing unprecedented change for businesses this past year, a number of new laws and regulations also are taking effect with respect to case reporting and leaves of absence.
A controversial labor law, AB 1947, which was opposed by the business community due to an attorney fee incentive, was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on the Sept. 30 deadline.
Following action by an alliance of industry groups, the California agency that oversees Proposition 65 recently withdrew proposed changes to the statute that impacted safe harbor warning procedures for almost all consumer products sold online or through mobile device applications.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A California federal court has refused to throw out a lawsuit that challenges the state’s coffee-causes-cancer label.
