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California Supreme Court: Civil Penalties for Employers Accused of Violating California’s Occupational Safety and Health Act

By Michael Taylor and Adam Roseman on February 13, 2018 Posted in OSHA, Workplace Safety

On Feb. 8, 2017, the California Supreme Court ruled that California law allows local prosecutors to pursue civil penalties against employers accused of workplace-safety violations under California’s Occupational Safety and Health Act (Cal OSHA). Solus Indus. Innovations, LLC v. Superior Court, No. S222314, 2018 WL 771814 (Cal. Feb. 8, 2018). This means that California employers … Continue Reading