Amended Bill Drops DA Death Investigation Pilot Project

California lawmakers appear to have backed away from a proposed five-year pilot project in which district attorneys in Santa Clara and Alameda counties would have handled investigations of workplace accidents resulting in death. Other changes to AB 2321 would eliminate language that would have required immediate investigations of incidents causing serious injuries, and immediate review of inspection reports for serious violations. A new provision would make it a misdemeanor to willfully resist or interfere with Division of Occupational Safety and Health investigators. On Friday, Assemblymemb...