Employers, Labor Raise Competing Objections To Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Rule

Employers’ attorneys and labor groups are offer contrasting legal and other strong objections to California OSHA’s (Cal/OSHA) proposed long-term worker safety standards for COVID-19, setting up an imminent debate for the agency’s standards board on what changes -- if any -- to adopt in a final rule. While labor organizations are escalating their opposition to the removal of exclusion pay requirements, along with specific safety measures designed to prevent spread of the coronavirus, a coalition of employers is charging in...