Cal/OSHA

A CalMatters analysis shows that Cal/OSHA dispatches inspectors in just 5% of COVID complaint cases. Non-COVID complaints were more than twice as likely to result in on-site inspections — but that’s still far below the pre-pandemic share.

Socorro Diaz, who has worked cleaning houses for 17 years, was still trying to digest Gov. Gavin Newsom’s veto of a bill that would have provided protections for domestic workers. “I am very angry, very sad because I know that my work is worthy and deserves respect,” said Diaz. SB 1257, which was approved by […]

Lea este artículo en español. Activists and domestic workers are asking Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign a bill that would extend safe work requirements to 13 million California households employing domestic help such as housekeepers and gardeners. Known as the Health and Safety for All Workers Act, the bill was approved by the Legislature on Aug. […]

Even as the state distributed millions of N95 masks, many farmworkers say they didn't receive them during recent wildfires. Few file complaints, fearing employer retaliation.

Limpiamos las casas después de los incendios forestales y durante la COVID-19; las trabajadoras domésticas debemos estar cubiertas con protecciones de seguridad de Cal/OSHA.

Los brotes de trabajadores huéspedes en California han enfermado a cientos y matado al menos a un trabajador local, según una investigación de CalMatters y The Salinas Californian. Mientras tanto, las empresas recolectoras no siempre han notificado a los departamentos de salud pública locales.

Salinas farmworkers Juan Manuel Virgen and Daniel Lopez Aviles circled the field in a white pickup, a coworker behind the wheel. It was about 10 a.m., and the sun was starting to warm the air. All of them had tied bandannas neatly around their necks, tucking them into the front of their shirts.  “No hay […]