Cal/OSHA Standards Board Holds Stakeholders Meeting on COVID-19 ETS | Littler
1 conducted a Stakeholders Meeting to address employer concerns about the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) issued by the California Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA), explain the ETS’s key provisions, and establish a focused agenda for an upcoming Advisory Committee Meeting during which Cal/OSHA will consider amendments to the ETS. Background on the ETS The ETS took effect on November 30, 2020, over the objections of several employers, trade associations, employer agencies, and defense counsel. It consists of five particularly notable sections addressing COVID-19 prevent...