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Cal/OSHA needs to require employers to promote and provide access to vaccine

by Guest Commentary February 26, 2021February 25, 2021

It is imperative that California update its requirements related to COVID-19 for employers and move forward on employer vaccination requirements.

Yard duty monitors check the temperatures of students arriving at Encinal Elementary School in Atherton on Dec. 17, 2020. The Menlo Park City School District is among the few districts that kept schools open this fall during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Karl Mondon, Bay Area News Group

Where is California’s school reopening plan?

by Emily Hoeven February 16, 2021February 16, 2021

Patients and hospital staff wear masks outside of Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center on Feb. 12, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

State fines Kaiser $499K for COVID worker safety violations

by Ana B. Ibarra February 15, 2021February 16, 2021

School reopening battle hits fever pitch

by Emily Hoeven February 4, 2021February 8, 2021

A fieldworker wearing a hat with the golden eagle, the official bird of Mexico, as he uses it to shield his face from the sun while he picks strawberries on Saturday, April 25, 2020. Photo by David Rodriguez, The Salinas Californian

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Farmworkers say employers, Cal/OSHA don’t enforce COVID-19 safety regulations

by Kate Cimini February 2, 2021February 3, 2021

Workers arrive at the Foster Poultry Farms site at 900 W. Belgravia Ave., Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 9, 2020 in Fresno. Photo by Eric Zamora, The Fresno Bee

California Divide

California isn’t fully tracking serious workplace COVID-19 cases in Fresno. Here’s why

by Manuela Tobias, Jason Pohl, Dale Kasler and Phillip Reese February 2, 2021February 2, 2021

Un trabajador de campo con una gorra con un águila real, el ave oficial de México, mientras la usa para protegerse la cara del sol mientras recoge fresas el sábado 25 de abril de 2020. Foto de David Rodríguez, The Salinas Californian

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Los trabajadores agrícolas dicen que los empleadores, Cal/OSHA no hacen cumplir las regulaciones de seguridad COVID-19

by Kate Cimini February 2, 2021February 3, 2021

Paz Aguilar, 54, contracted coronavirus over the summer, along with was at least seven of her coworkers, by her count, at a combined Kentucky Fried Chicken and Taco Bell in Oakland. Three weeks into her illness, a stroke left her paralyzed on one side of her body. Photo courtesy of Aguilar

New law in 1 minute: California businesses must report COVID outbreaks

by Nick Roberts and Laurence Du Sault December 31, 2020December 31, 2020

Grapes are harvested from a vineyard as smoke from a massive wildfire fills the air near Oakville, on Oct. 13, 2017. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo

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New bill pushes California to stock, distribute masks to farmworkers during wildfires

by Kate Cimini December 9, 2020December 9, 2020

Las uvas se cosechan en un viñedo mientras el humo de un enorme incendio forestal llena el aire cerca de Oakville, el 13 de octubre de 2017. Foto de Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo

CalMatters en Español

Nuevo proyecto de ley empuja a California a almacenar y distribuir máscaras a los trabajadores agrícolas durante los incendios forestales

by Kate Cimini December 9, 2020December 9, 2020