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Cal/OSHA has once again extended its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards, which cover employers’ obligations to protect their workers against the coronavirus.  This is the third time the ETS has been extended and this one is slated to expire at the end of 2022. It’s being introduced as Cal/OSHA finalizes work on its permanent infectious disease
Question: Is it acceptable for us to be denying vacation requests? Answer: In general, yes. But you should have — and document — a legitimate business reason for doing so. Denying vacation requests will undoubtedly hurt morale, especially if it happens frequently, and low morale leads to higher rates of turnover. Discrimination claims are also
Construction firms are reeling from snowballing costs of building materials due to spiking demand and supply chain snarls that are resulting in massive budget cost overruns. This is especially affecting construction businesses that are managing apartment or commercial projects. These cost overruns are imperiling profits — and risking red ink — on the projects after
If you hire interns during the summer months as a way to buffer your operations during this busy period or at any other time, you need to understand your obligations as an employer, particularly if your interns are unpaid.  Under federal law, the majority of interns must be paid at least the prevailing minimum wage
Being an environmentally conscious business is important for many reasons, from protecting our world for future generations to helping you attract and retain customers. Sustainability is not meant to be overwhelming or a burden, and there are many ways to go about it that are actionable, and even enjoyable. It’s about meeting current needs through
As we get closer to another scorching California summer, Cal/OSHA is reminding employers with outdoor workers to take precautions to protect them against the heat. California employers need to be especially mindful as Cal/OSHA has workplace safety regulations governing the prevention of heat illness and the agency actively enforces its heat illness prevention standard. Employers
One of the keys to keeping the costs of a workers’ compensation claim from spiraling out of control is prompt claims reporting.  Claims are routinely filed late, either by the injured worker who fails to report it to the employer, or the employer dawdling or procrastinating and not reporting the claim to its insurer. Either
With wage and hour litigation increasing in California, employers need to be especially careful of employees who eat lunch at their desks and work while eating.  While it’s not an issue for exempt employees, it is for hourly workers, who should be required to take their regular rest and lunch breaks without working while they
Cal/OSHA has issued new language that amends its current COVID-19 emergency temporary standard and pushes back the expiration date of the ETS until the end of the year. The extension of the ETS comes as Cal/OSHA pushes ahead on creating a permanent airborne infectious disease prevention standard for general industry, which is expected to be
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has revived a regulation that would change which employers have to file their injury and illness logs electronically, in particular increasing reporting requirements for companies in high-hazard industries.  The proposed regulations are similar to ones that were implemented during the tail end of the Obama administration, and that were
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