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- Date:
- June 12, 2024
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- News
If signed into law, the Retail Worker Safety Act would require employers with 10 or more retail employees to adopt violence-prevention policies; establish violence-prevention training programs; and, in the case of large retailers, provide access to panic buttons.
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- Type:
- Policies and Procedures
As mandated by California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA), all California employers covered by the workplace violence prevention plan (WVPP) law for general industry must establish, implement and maintain an effective WVPP. Employers are not required to use the Cal/OSHA model WVPP, but they may use it as a template.
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- Type:
- Employment Law Guide
Updated to reflect amended temporary total disability period for receiving benefits, effective June 6, 2024.
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- Type:
- Handbook Templates
Updated guidance to reflect amendments to state law regarding employees' ability to store firearms in their vehicles on employer property, effective June 6, 2024.
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- Type:
- Legal Timetable
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- Type:
- Employment Law Guide
Updated to reflect a criminal penalty for falsifying workers' compensation payroll reports, effective March 27, 2024.
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- Type:
- Legal Timetable
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- Date:
- April 9, 2024
- Type:
- Commentary and Insights
As record-breaking temperatures are steadily becoming the norm nationwide, employers have a unique position and obligation to ensure they keep their employees safe and healthy in the extreme heat.
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- Date:
- March 29, 2024
- Type:
- News
Effective May 31, 2024, an updated Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulation will explicitly clarify that the representatives authorized by employees may be an employee of the employer or a third party.
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- Type:
- Policies and Procedures
Enhanced to improve the comprehensiveness, organization and scope of coverage.