By Brent I. Clark, Benjamin D. Briggs, Ilana R. Morady, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: A new Senate Bill that would radically increase Cal/OSHA’s enforcement powers is working its way through the California legislature. SB 606, authored by Senator Lena Gonzalez and Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez – both of whom have significant organized labor backgrounds
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By James L. Curtis and Craig B. Simonsen
We had previously blogged on OSHA’s adoption of its new 428 page updated “Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution” rules. 79 Fed. Reg. 20316 (April 11, 2014). It has now issued an “Interim Enforcement Policy” for the new rules.
According to Dr. David Michaels, the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
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