On July 20, 2023, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board approved promulgating an Emergency Temporary Standard for Respirable Crystalline Silica (Silica). The Silica ETS will require the fabricated stone industry to protect its employees from silica exposure. According to Cal/OSHA, engineered stone, which is cut to create countertops in home construction, is much cheaper than natural alternatives
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Julie Su has been appointed Chief of the Division of Labor Standards and Enforcement
By Jonathan A. Siegel on
Posted in Labor Code, Legal Articles
Governor Brown announced that Julie Su has been appointed as head of the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement.
Here is the text of the announcement from the Governor’s website: “Julie Su, 41, of Cerritos, has been appointed Chief of the Division of Labor Standards and Enforcement. Su has worked at the Asian Pacific Legal Center…