Cal/OSHA

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

Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, February 16. Map reveals disparities It’s the question on everyone’s minds: When will Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers announce a school reopening deal? Though Newsom said he hoped to unveil a plan last week, Friday came and went without any mention of an agreement — or of the issues on […]

Kaiser Permanente has been cited more than any other California health system for violations of worker safety during the pandemic.

Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, February 4. SF sues itself New lines have been drawn in the sand of California’s school reopening battle. Gov. Gavin Newsom at a Wednesday press conference said he believes schools can safely reopen before all teachers have received the COVID-19 vaccine — a stance that puts him at odds with […]

A new study shows farmworkers say they have been left unprotected from COVID-19 by the very employers and agencies who wrote emergency regulations intended to keep them safe.

A year after the first COVID-19 case hit California, the state agency in charge of policing offices, warehouses, and other workplaces is understaffed and significantly undercounting the number of people in Fresno County and across the state who’ve fallen seriously ill with the coronavirus. Employers in Fresno County reported only 66 serious worker illnesses or […]

Un nuevo estudio muestra que los trabajadores agrícolas dicen que los mismos empleadores y agencias que redactaron las regulaciones de emergencia con la intención de mantenerlos seguros los dejaron desprotegidos del COVID-19.

Millions of Californians continue to risk COVID-19 infection by showing up in person at work during the pandemic. But the state and federal governments have never required companies to share information about outbreaks with their employees — or to health authorities. More than nine months after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued the first shelter-in-place order, a […]

Lea este artículo en español.  State Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) wants the state to acquire a stockpile of N-95 masks and set up a strike team to distribute them to farmworkers when they continue to work under dangerous conditions during wildfires in order to keep the country fed. Although Assembly Bill 73 has no funding attached, […]

Read this article in English.       El asambleísta estatal Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) quiere que el estado adquiera una reserva de máscaras N-95 y establezca un grupo para distribuirlas a los trabajadores agrícolas cuando continúen trabajando en condiciones peligrosas durante los incendios forestales para mantener al país alimentado. Aunque el Proyecto de Ley de la Asamblea 73 no […]