Proposed Cal/OSHA Standards: Indoor Heat Illness and Workplace Violence The Division of Occupational Safety and Health has issued revised drafts of two proposed new standards. The first standard regulates indoor heat illness prevention. This standard would apply to workplaces when the indoor temperature reaches 82 degrees. Additionally, it would apply in any of the following […]
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Governor Brown Signs New Sexual Harassment Laws The 2018 legislative session has come to an end. This year, over 100 new bills were signed which affect the labor and employment laws in California. The so-called #MeToo Movement influenced the Legislature, with twelve sexual harassment and retaliation-related measures making their way to Governor Brown’s desk. Five […]
A California Court of Appeal Found That a Group of Employees Waived Their Meal Breaks in a Collective Bargaining Agreement California Labor Code section 512, subdivision (a) states that an employee working more than five hours, but less than ten hours, in a shift is entitled to a meal period of at least 30 minutes, […]
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