In a press release issued today, Cal/OSHA announced it cited six employers $241,950 for workplace safety and health violations after reports that workers contracted Valley Fever on a solar project construction site in Monterey County. “Employers who work in areas endemic to Valley Fever must take preventative measures to protect workers who may be exposed,” ...
The California Supreme Court on Monday upheld a state law that compels agricultural employers and their employees’ unions to enter into forced union contracts, overturning an appellate court ruling that the law discriminates against farmers by holding them to different standards. Gerawan Farming, Inc. challenged the constitutionality of the compulsory arbitration process known as “Mandatory…
Five years after the California Supreme Court in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court clarified standards regarding an employer’s duty to provide meal and rest periods, many employers continue to find these rules challenging to implement in the real world. Moreover, because the Brinker court was applying the law under a statute that until recently ...