Division of Occupational Safety and Health

Division of Occupational Safety and Health in the Labor Code

May 5, 2023 6:43 amMay 5, 2023 6:56 am

California Labor Code Division 1, Chapter 7.5 is on the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH). Labor Code Section 175 establishes DOSH as the lead agency in providing for public health and safety, as well as worker health and...

AB 594: Labor Code Enforcement

March 20, 2023 1:38 pmMarch 20, 2023 1:41 pm

Assembly Bill 594 by Assemblyman Brian Maienschein (D-San Diego) was recently amended to provide an alternative enforcement mechanism under the Labor Code. The bill would amend Labor Code Section 218, add Section 226.9, and add Chapter 8. Section 1 of the...

AB 380: Establishes Labor Trafficking Unit

February 24, 2023 12:05 pmFebruary 24, 2023 12:10 pm

Assembly Bill 380 by Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) was introduced to establish a Labor Trafficking Unit. AB 380 would add Labor Code Section 107.1. The bill would establish within the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) the Labor Trafficking Unit...

California Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement Introduced

February 11, 2022 10:11 amFebruary 13, 2022 10:46 am

On February 10, Assembly Members Buffy Wicks, Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, Evan Low, and Akilah Weber introduced Assembly Bill 1993. AB 1993 would add Government Code Section 12940.4 to require an employer to require each employee or independent contractor to provide proof...

Bill To Regulate Warehouse Worker Productivity Quotas Passes Senate 26-11

September 9, 2021 11:15 am

A bill that would regulate productivity quotas in delivery warehouses, as well as publicly disclose what those quotas are, was passed in the state Senate on Wednesday by a vote of 26-11. Assembly Bill 701, authored by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez...

Domestic Worker Cal/OSHA Protection Expansion Bill Set For Assembly Hearings

July 14, 2020 9:23 pmJuly 14, 2020 7:50 pm

This week, both supporters and opponents of a bill that would add Cal/OSHA protections for household domestic workers built up their cases during legislative recess before an expected Assembly Labor and Employment Committee hearing to be held in the coming...