To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On February 25, 2021, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Ethan Schulman denied applications for preliminary injunctions in their entirety requested by two plaintiffs, thus leaving in place the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health's (Cal/OSHA) COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS). The ETS took effect on November 30, 2020. Judge Schulman found that the plaintiffs had not met their burden of showing that they would likely prevail on the merits of the case. He concluded that Cal/OSHA's Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board had the authority to promulgate the ETS