OSHA – California Globe

An End to Volunteer Firefighting?

June 24, 2024 1:27 pmJune 24, 2024 1:27 pm

A proposed federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) rule would devastate volunteer emergency service organizations nationwide, say a group of Congress members. Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) chairs the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and joined two dozen...

Union Reps OK to Accompany OSHA Inspections

March 29, 2024 11:22 amMarch 29, 2024 11:22 am

A new Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule will allow union reps to accompany agency inspections of worksites even if said worksite is non-union. On a media call Thursday afternoon, Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Doug Parker said...

Rogue Commander: Biden’s Dog Bit More People

March 25, 2024 2:39 pmMarch 25, 2024 2:39 pm

How many bites does it take to get to the center of a Secret Service agent? Like the kid in the Tootsie Pop ad, Commander Biden really wanted to know. The stories of President Biden’s German Shepherd Commander biting a...

OSHA’s Plus One? A Union Rep

February 14, 2024 4:06 pmFebruary 14, 2024 4:06 pm

There is something the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) does called a walkaround. Typically, this has involved an employee calling OSHA, saying there was a problem at work, and OSHA sending someone to inspect. The employer could have someone...

Julie Su Subpoenaed by House Over Alleged Political Improprieties

November 21, 2023 4:42 pmNovember 21, 2023 4:42 pm

Acting Department of Labor Secretary Julie Su was issued a subpoena today by the chair of the House Education and the Workforce committee for failing to provide information regarding a “political pep rally” held on the taxpayer’s dime. The committee...

Budget Requirement for the Department of Industrial Relations

April 4, 2023 8:00 amApril 4, 2023 8:03 am

California’s Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), pursuant to Labor Code Section 50.7, has some unique state budget involvement. This is due to the fact that the DIR is the state agency designated to be responsible for administering the state plan...

OSHA Suspends Enforcement of Employer Vaccine Mandate Following Fifth Circuit Order

November 17, 2021 1:03 pmApril 3, 2022 8:20 am

The Occupational Safety and Healthcare Administration (OSHA) announced that it is “suspending activities related to the implementation and enforcement of the ETS [OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard] pending future developments in the litigation.” This means that the...