Tag: Workplace Injury

Rate of Fatal Work Injuries in California Remain Same Year Over Year

The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) reports that 376 Californians died on the job in 2017, the same as in 2016. California’s workplace fatality rate...

Emergency Regulations for Workplace Injuries Reporting Approved

The Office of Administrative Law (OAL) has approved Cal/OSHA’s emergency regulations, which will require certain California employers to submit their injury and illness log (Form...
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New California Workplace Injury Reporting Requirements

In compliance with Federal OSHA requirements, some California employers will be required to annually submit their injury and illness log information to a federal...

“100% Healed” Policies Violate Duty to Accommodate

The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) recently obtained a settlement that highlights a mistake that employers often make: requiring employees to be 100-percent...

California Work-Related Injury and Illness Rate Is Lowest in 13 Years

Cal/OSHA uses the survey data to “refine and strengthen workplace safety and health regulations.” The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) released California’s 2014 Survey of...