A Yuba Superior judge ordered a sheriff's office lieutenant to cooperate with Cal-OSHA investigators amid legal battle and investigation.

California farm groups and ag-tech advocates are urging the Cal/OSHA Health and Safety Standards Board to slow down and rethink its new blueprint for regulating autonomous agricultural equipment, ...

On May 13, 2025, Cal/OSHA issued a new draft of its proposed Workplace Violence Prevention in General Industry regulation, which updates its previously issued July 15, 2024 version. This May 2025 ...

The proposed changes to the workplace violence prevention plan regulation add significant burdens, many of which are not listed in the statute (Labor Code Section 6401.9). Under the proposed changes, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. County avoids court order to comply County Sheriff Wendell Anderson turned over documents and video in response to subpoenas in a ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Earlier this year Cal/OSHA has launched its first-of-its-kind Agricultural Enforcement Task Force and Outreach Unit to expand resources and protect farmworkers across ...

California lawmakers put top state officials tasked with protecting worker health and safety under intense fire on Wednesday for falling short of their mission, as highlighted by a recent state audit.

In the hotel room. Hard working professional delighted hotel maid leaning over the bed and arranging the pillow while being in a positive mood In a meeting hotel housekeepers across California ...

California workplace safety officials have levied heavy fines against a pyrotechnics company at the heart of a deadly July 1 explosion in the Yolo County town of Esparto. The state’s Division of ...

Yuba County approved up to $200,000 to hire a legal team to fight the nearly $185,000 in Cal/OSHA citations issued last month following a drug trafficking bust that turned deadly. Last week, the Yuba ...

Assembly Labor Chair Liz Ortega (Democrat-San Leandro) recently announced a proposed bill to increase criminal prosecutions of employers when workers die or are seriously injured on the job. The ...

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