Nov 17, 2021 Cal/OSHA Will Cease Development of its Own Vaccine Mandate Standard By Jeannette Herrera The Federal OSHA agency has suspended activities related to the implementation and enforcement of its COVID Emergency Temporary Standard...
Nov 17, 2021 Hanna Brophy at CALPELRA By JP Navarro After a two year hiatus, Hanna Brophy is out in action at the CALPELRA conference in gorgeous Monterey, CA. Join us at Booth 1 for...
Nov 15, 2021 Surveillance Video Evidence Does Not Require formal Authentication at WCAB By Peter Liu Interesting decision establishing a lower threshold for authentication of surveillance evidence in workers' compensation cases. The...
Nov 10, 2021 Much Ado About Senate Bill 331 By Kelsey Paddock Senate Bill 331, which expands existing prohibitions on confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses in settlement agreements, has now...
Nov 09, 2021 Court of Appeal Decision Highlights Importance for Employers to Consider FEHA Implications of Personnel Actions By Edward Hummer David Zamora was hired as a "field supervisor" by Security Industry Specialists (SIS) which provides security staffing services to major...
Nov 09, 2021 Fifth Circuit issues Temporary Stay on OSHA's ETS, Unclear if Stay Nationwide By Jeannette Herrera The Fifth Circuit issued a temporary emergency stay on Federal OSHA's COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard. The three-judge panel gave...
Nov 05, 2021 OSHA Publishes its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard By Jeannette Herrera The Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its highly anticipated Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). As...
Nov 03, 2021 Workers' Compensation Claims Decline With Decreasing COVID Infection Rate By Michelle Lin At the beginning of the pandemic, there was a ratio of 1 in 10 people being infected. Mid-pandemic, starting July 2020, the ratio...
Nov 01, 2021 American Indian Heritage Month By Rachel Hochstetler Every November signifies American Indian Heritage Month to reflect on the contributions Native Americans have made on the United States.
Nov 01, 2021 Implicit Bias and Greater Equity in Claims By Ruben Pineda The best employers and examiners I work with try to build rapport with the injured workers as it provides greater insight into each...