Cal/OSHA Fines Employers for COVID-19 Violations

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health has fined four more employers for allegedly failing to protect workers from potential COVID-19 exposures, the Department of Industrial Relations announced in a news release last week. Cal/OSHA fined garment manufacturer Los Angeles Apparel Inc. $102,550 after reports of an outbreak that included six employee deaths from COVID-19, the department said. Safety officials said the company did not report the deaths. The company was given 14 citations, including penalties for failing to evaluate hazards such as a lack of physical distan...