Police Department, Health Facilities Fined $109,040 for COVID Violations

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health fined a police department and six health care facilities a combined $109,040 for allegedly failing to protect their employees from COVID-19. The Santa Rosa Police Department received the largest fine at $32,000. The agency commonly referred to as Cal/OSHA said the police department failed to implement screening and referral procedures for people exhibiting symptoms in March and failed to report employees who fell ill. “An employee died from COVID-19 after being exposed to another employee who had exhibited signs and symptoms of ...