Attorneys See Mixed Bag In New Draft Cal/OSHA Workplace-Violence Rules

Employer attorneys are seeing mixed results in key revisions to California OSHA’s (Cal/OSHA) draft workplace violence-prevention rules, welcoming the removal of language barring employers from requiring employees to confront individuals suspected of committing a crime while criticizing an updated definition of “workplace violence hazards.” At issue is Cal/OSHA’s May 13 draft proposal for permanent workplace violence-prevention rules, which will eventually replace first-time rules that took effect on July 1, 2024, as required by the 2023 state law SB 553. Per...