©2025 Seyfarth Shaw LLP www.seyfarth.com 2025 Cal-Peculiarities | vii 14.4 Cal/OSHA Hazard Communication Standards................................................................................. 379 14.5 Anti-Retaliation Provisions ............................................................................................................... 380 14.6 Tobacco Smoking............................................................................................................................. 380 14.7 Drug-free Workplace ........................................................................................................................ 380 14.8 Repetitive Motion Injuries (RMIs) ..................................................................................................... 380 14.9 “Hands off that Smartphone!” ........................................................................................................... 380 14.10 UCL Actions for Cal/OSHA Violations .............................................................................................. 381 14.11 Injury and Illness Recordkeeping and Reporting ............................................................................. 381 14.12 Single-User Restrooms .................................................................................................................... 382 14.13 Workplace Violence Requirements for Health Care Providers ........................................................ 382 14.14 Electronic Submission of Cal/OSHA Forms ..................................................................................... 382 14.15 Valley Fever Training—”There’s Fungus Among Us!” ..................................................................... 382 14.16 Wildfire Smoke Protection ................................................................................................................ 383 14.17 Protection From Covid-19 ................................................................................................................ 383 14.18 Beefed Up Enforcement ................................................................................................................... 383 14.19 Workplace Violence Prevention Plan Requirements in 2024........................................................... 384 14.20 Changing Standard For Protection From Indoor Heat-Related Illness and Injury ........................... 385 15. Unemployment Compensation................................................................................... 387 15.1 Conditions for Eligibility .................................................................................................................... 387 15.2 Ineligibility and Disqualification......................................................................................................... 387 15.3 The Claims Process ......................................................................................................................... 388 16. Employer Reporting, Disclosure Requirements ....................................................... 391 16.1 New Hires ......................................................................................................................................... 391 16.2 Retention of Independent Contractors ............................................................................................. 392 16.3 Itemized Wage Statements .............................................................................................................. 392 16.4 Executive Compensation.................................................................................................................. 398 16.5 Filing Job Applications...................................................................................................................... 398 16.6 EITC Information .............................................................................................................................. 398 17. Workers’ Compensation ............................................................................................. 403 17.1 Jurisdiction........................................................................................................................................ 403 17.2 Disability Discrimination ................................................................................................................... 403 17.3 Privacy Implications.......................................................................................................................... 403 17.4 Workers’ Compensation Preemption................................................................................................ 403 17.5 Compensation Implications .............................................................................................................. 404 17.6 Good Faith Personnel Actions.......................................................................................................... 404 17.7 Temporary Labor .............................................................................................................................. 404 17.8 Coverage of Employees Only........................................................................................................... 404 17.9 Discrimination Against Injured Workers—Labor Code § 132a......................................................... 405 17.10 Covid-19 ........................................................................................................................................... 405 18. Rights of Organized Labor ......................................................................................... 407 18.1 Agricultural Workers ......................................................................................................................... 407 18.2 Anti-Injunction Laws Regarding Mass Picketing .............................................................................. 408 18.3 Regulating Advertising for Strike-Breakers ...................................................................................... 409
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