September 18, 2026

Employer attorneys are warning that problems hampering California OSHA’s (Cal/OSHA) enforcement and appeals board units are likely to continue under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) proposed fiscal year 2021-22 budget, which barely increases the agency’s funding over last year.

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President Joe Biden is poised to nominate California Labor Secretary Julie Su as Deputy Secretary of Labor, deepening the administration’s ties to the Golden State just as OSHA is weighing whether to base its expected COVID-19 workplace safety standard on California’s policy for the virus.

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President Joe Biden is poised to nominate California Labor Secretary Julie Su as Deputy Secretary of Labor, deepening the administration’s ties to the Golden State just as OSHA is weighing whether to base its expected COVID-19 workplace safety standard on California’s policy for the virus.

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Labor unions and worker safety groups are welcoming President-elect Joe Biden’s first appointees to OSHA as a sign that the agency will move quickly on the new administration’s priority agenda for pandemic response, enforcement and a host of other issues, even before Biden names a permanent OSHA head.

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Labor unions and worker safety groups are welcoming President-elect Joe Biden’s first appointees to OSHA as a sign that the agency will move quickly on the new administration’s priority agenda for pandemic response, enforcement and a host of other issues, even before Biden names a permanent OSHA head.

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President Joe Biden is ordering OSHA to act by March 15 on a potential emergency temporary standard (ETS) for COVID-19 that could include a mask mandate for workplaces, confirming expectations he would seek an imminent rule as part of a sweeping pandemic plan that also aims to bolster the agency’s enforcement and guidance.

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President Joe Biden is ordering OSHA to act by March 15 on a potential emergency temporary standard (ETS) for COVID-19 that could include a mask mandate for workplaces, confirming expectations he would seek an imminent rule as part of a sweeping pandemic plan that also aims to bolster the agency’s enforcement and guidance.

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President Joe Biden is poised to step up OSHA’s enforcement program, with employers bracing for heavier penalties and additional inspections including but not limited to cases involving the COVID-19 pandemic, just as the agency is finalizing an action to raise its statutory maximum penalties for enforcement actions in 2021.

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President-elect Joe Biden’s planned COVID-19 stimulus bill would allow OSHA to extend its expected emergency temporary standard (ETS) for the virus to industries the agency does not currently regulate, including several categories of government work, alongside boosts to OSHA’s enforcement and training budgets.

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President-elect Joe Biden’s planned COVID-19 stimulus bill would allow OSHA to extend its expected emergency temporary standard (ETS) for the virus to industries the agency does not currently regulate, including several categories of government work, alongside boosts to OSHA’s enforcement and training budgets.

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