LETF Announces Enforcement of Public Works Construction Sites

The Department of Industrial Relations’ (DIR’s) Labor Enforcement Task Force (LETF) is leading a new initiative to inspect publicly funded construction sites to ensure employers provide workers’ compensation insurance and follow labor laws, including applicable prevailing wage laws, skilled and trained…

January 27, 2022

COVID Paid Sick Leave

Update 10/6/23 – California Increases the Number of Paid Sick Days Afforded to Employees – Industry CBA Exemption Not Impacted This week Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 616 into law. SB 616 amends California’s paid sick leave law to expand…

January 26, 2022

WPCCA Event – Private Work Addendum Feedback (Commercial Paint)

We recently reached a tentative agreement that will be voted on this Saturday, 1/22. To view the details of this tentative agreement, click here.  Part of this agreement includes a private work addendum that will allow commercial contractors to use…

January 19, 2022

COVID-19 FAQS

**UPDATE – 1/10/2020, Cal/OSHA Updates COVID-19 FAQs to Align with CDPH Guidance on Isolation and Quarantines**   Please note that Cal/OSHA has updated its FAQs on COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards to incorporate new guidance from the California Department of…

January 5, 2022

California Issues New Statewide Mask Mandate

**UPDATE – 1/6/2022, California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Extends Mask Mandate** The CDPH announced yesterday that it is extending its statewide indoor mask mandate through February 15 – a one month extension of the mandate that that went into…

December 27, 2021