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In the wake of recent workplace shootings, employers may be wondering if there are any specific regulations to protect employees from such events. Labor Code § 6302(h) as part of the California Occupational Safety and Health Act, excludes “any injury or illness or death caused by the commission of a Penal Code violation” from the definition of serious injury or illness, and Cal/OSHA has no mandatory duty to respond to such incidents. However, Cal/OSHA does have the authority to investigate any workplace accident on a discretionary basis, as provided by Labor Code § 6313(b), which states: “[t]he division
In the wake of recent workplace shootings, employers may be wondering if there are any specific regulations to protect employees from such events. Labor Code § 6302(h) as part of the.
Castaic Union School District To Discuss In-Person Learning For TK-2 Students
The Castaic Union School District (CUSD), is set to discuss returning Transitional Kindergarten through second-grade students back to in-person learning at their next board meeting next week.
CUSD is targeting Monday, Feb. 22 as the return date to allow TK-2 students to return to in-person learning, said Steve Doyle, the superintendent for the District.
“At the Jan. 14th meeting of the Board of Trustees, it was approved that Monday, Feb. 22nd was the planned target date for the return of our TK-2 students in the hybrid model,” Doyle said in a letter sent to Castaic parents last week.
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California retailers facing a variety of complications from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic now have one additional obstacle to tackle: compliance with new emergency standards from California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (“Cal/OSHA”). On November 19, 2020, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board unanimously adopted
emergency temporary standards on COVID-19 prevention in the workplace. Prior to the adoption of the emergency standards, general and industry-specific guidance from Cal/OSHA was advisory. However, the new emergency standards are binding and enforceable against nearly all California employers effective November 30, 2020. This article sets forth the basic requirements under the new standards. It then identifies some new complications and costs that retail employers in particular may face when attempting to comply.