Labor/Employment,
Civil Litigation
Dec. 18, 2020
Businesses sue Cal/OSHA over new COVID standards
Cal/OSHA violated the Administrative Procedure Act by approving its temporary standards "without prior public notice or a full public hearing," and decided to do so based on unsupported evidence that COVID-19 cases were increasing across the state due to workplaces reopening, according to the lawsuit.
Business groups are asking a judge to vacate emergency temporary standards Cal/OSHA established to increase COVID-19 safety in most workplaces, arguing the standards were approved without following proper protocol.
They also say the standards exceed Cal/OSHA's authority, and infringe on businesses' rights.
Cal/OSHA violated the Administrative Procedure Act by approving its temporary standards "...
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