Seyfarth Synopsis: Cal/OSHA has commenced formal rulemaking to implement Senate Bill 606’s Egregious and Enterprise-wide violation classifications. Although SB 606 has been in effect for several years, the proposed regulations provide important details regarding when these classifications may apply and, critically, how penalties would be calculated. Under the proposal, an Egregious violation could result in a separate citation and penalty
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