03/02/21
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Sacramento, CA - Following the implementation of the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health s (Cal/OSHA) COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) on November 30, 2020, several employers and trade associations filed a lawsuit in San Francisco Superior Court for declaratory and injunctive relief against Cal/OSHA.
The lawsuit, National Retail Federation, et al. v. California Department of Industrial Relations, et al. (Case No. CGC20588367), was the first filed seeking to prevent the agency from enforcing the ETS.
Shortly thereafter, the Western Growers Association filed a related case in Los Angeles Superior Court. However, in an effort to avoid duplicative and inconsistent rulings, the Western Growers Association lawsuit was transferred to San Francisco and the cases are being heard together.
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Hotel workers allege luxury Santa Monica hotel violates COVID-19 safety rules Suhauna Hussain, Hugo Martín
Housekeeping workers at a luxury Santa Monica hotel filed a complaint Thursday with the California agency responsible for enforcing workplace health and safety protections, underscoring the continued challenge for businesses, workers, and officials in tamping down the spread of COVID-19 on the job.
The complaint alleges the JW Marriott Santa Monica Le Merigot has violated COVID-19 regulations that the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, known as Cal/OSHA, has implemented during the pandemic, including protocols on cleaning and adequate training.
Two housekeeping and spa workers at the hotel, Blanca Guerrero and Claudia Mejia, allege in the complaint that there is inadequate disinfection of employee-only areas at the hotel, and that there isn t enough space to keep six feet apart in employee dressing rooms, where four to five housekeepers
Wildfire Victims Sue Former PG&E Executives Alleging Neglect By Michael Liedtke | February 26, 2021
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) A trust representing more than 80,000 victims of deadly wildfires ignited by Pacific Gas and Electric’s rickety electrical grid is suing nearly two dozen of the utility’s former executives and board members, alleging they neglected their duty to ensure the equipment wouldn’t kill people.
The complaint filed Wednesday in San Francisco Superior Court is an offshoot of a $13.5 billion settlement that PG&E reached with the wildfire victims while the utility was mired in bankruptcy from January 2019 through June last year.
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