Tag: rulemaking

EEOC Votes to End EEO-1 Reporting, Comment Period Open
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Posted in Discrimination

EEOC Votes to End EEO-1 Reporting, Comment Period Open

Recently, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking that would officially rescind the longstanding EEO-1 demographic reporting…

CalChamber Continues Push to Make Workplace Violence Prevention Standard Rule Workable
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Posted in Workplace Safety

CalChamber Continues Push to Make Workplace Violence Prevention Standard Rule Workable

In comments submitted recently to the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA), a coalition led by the California Chamber of Commerce continues its…

Proposed Changes to Confined Spaces Rule Include ‘Rescue Services’
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Posted in Workplace Safety

Proposed Changes to Confined Spaces Rule Include ‘Rescue Services’

What is the status of changes to the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) regulation for construction in confined spaces? A hearing has…

How Privacy Agency’s Proposed AI Regulations Would Affect California Businesses
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Posted in Discrimination Hiring Performance

How Privacy Agency’s Proposed AI Regulations Would Affect California Businesses

In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts, Covington & Burling LLP Partner Lindsey Tonsager and Covington & Burling LLP…

Comments Open for EEOC’s Proposed Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) Rules
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Posted in Discrimination Pregnancy Disability Leave

Comments Open for EEOC’s Proposed Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) Rules

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The public has…

indoor
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Posted in Heat Illness

Formal Stage Begins to Prevent Heat Illness Indoors

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has started the formal rulemaking phase of its work on developing regulations to prevent heat illness…