May 21, 2021 Cal/OSHA Standards Board Tables Vote on Revised COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards By Jeannette Herrera In a surprise move, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board tabled its vote on the proposed revisions to the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards...
May 19, 2021 California's New Med-Legal Fee Schedule Could Increase Costs By More Than 20% By Edward Hummer While the DWC's goals in revising the med-legal fee schedule were to increase the number of doctors willing to participate in the...
May 19, 2021 Cal/OSHA's COVID-19 ETS Changes re: Outbreaks at the Workplace By Michael Mazzoni As infection rates plummet and vaccinations continue to be administered, the war on COVID-19 continues, but seems to be nearing an end. ...
May 18, 2021 OSHA Reviewing Mask Mandates By Michael Mazzoni The Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration [OSHA] is currently reviewing the new Centers for Disease Control's [CDC]...
May 13, 2021 Will Employers Start Asking Employees for Proof of Vaccination? By Jeannette Herrera The question arises whether California employers can, and should, ask employees for proof of vaccination. Based on the U.S. Equal...
May 10, 2021 Proposed revisions to Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard are here! By Jeannette Herrera Cal/OSHA issued revisions to its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). Some of the key modifications include: A 7/31/2021 sunset...
May 06, 2021 Cal/OSHA Quietly Publishes FAQ Guidance Mere Days Ahead of Anticipated ETS Revisions By Jeannette Herrera While California employers anxiously await the Cal/OSHA Standards Board to publish its proposed revisions to the COVID-19 Emergency...
May 04, 2021 DWC Hopes to Improve Med-Legal Report Quality With Proposed QME Rule Changes By Michelle Lin The California Division of Workers' Compensation has proposed QME training requirements that are expected to improve the quality of...