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New statewide mobile food unit rules officially went into effect Jan. 1, following a three-year grace period to give operators time to come into compliance. The new rules for mobile food units, or food carts, were established Feb. 1, 2020, so counties statewide could strengthen enforcement and protect the public. OHA and local public health agencies continue to be supportive and are ready to work with operators on compliance schedules to give them more time. Mobile units will not be closed imme...

By now, California employers are familiar with the state’s COVID-19 safety protocols for the workplace. After several years, however, Cal/OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) is...

On December 15, 2022, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Cal/OSHA) voted to adopt COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Regulations (Non-Emergency Regulations)....

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After several rounds of revisions and contentious public meetings, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board adopted the agency’s proposed non-emergency regulatory standard for COVID-19 on December...

Faced with the expiration of its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards, Cal/OSHA voted to establish non-emergency standards. Once approved by the Office of Administrative Law, which is...

As the end of the year draws near, it is important for employers in California to remember there are multiple COVID-19 regulations and laws that will still apply to the workplace in 2023.

As the end of the year draws near, it is important for employers in California to remember there are multiple COVID-19 regulations and laws that will still apply to the workplace in...

Cal/OSHA first published a draft of the proposed Permanent Standard on June 18, 2022. Unlike the ETS and its various iterations, the Permanent Standard is a non-emergency regulation and therefore was required to proceed through the standard rulemaking process.

On Thursday, December 15, 2022, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board ("OSHSB") approved the long-proposed 2-year "permanent" COVID-19 standard.