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

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, ...

Unless exempt, California employers must post their annual summary of work-related injuries and illnesses in a visible and ...

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.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California’s worker safety agency is under-inspecting workplaces after accidents and worker injuries, failing to ...

Farmworkers harvest banana peppers at a farm near the town of Helm on July 1, 2025. [Photo: Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local] A new audit from the California State Auditor has revealed ...

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 ...

Cal-OSHA, the state agency responsible for ensuring worker safety, has announced it has made significant hires in its criminal investigative unit, which has been critically understaffed. In a news ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cal-OSHA is investigating after a 50-year-old Florida man died after being found unresponsive at the National Cement Plant in ...