As the holiday season approaches, employees will start adorning the workplace with decorations galore. Take a look at the latest Risk Simplified to refresh your knowledge of best practices for safely decorating the workplace. If you have any questions, please contact Chandler Wright for assistance.

Stay up-to-date with the latest legislative insights from the Eyres Law Group with a new on-demand webcast, Annual Legislative Recap: New Laws that Impact School Districts and County Offices of Education in 2024 and Beyond. In this presentation, Ms. Eyres will delve into recent California employment laws that impact educational institutions. You can access this webcast along with a variety of other on-demand webcasts on PRISMtv. For questions regarding this webcast, please reach out to Doug McGill for assistance.

Cal/OSHA Hearing Conservation, the third and final course in the Cal/OSHA series, is now available for assignment on the Vector Solutions platform. This course covers the specific training requirements identified in the hearing conservation standard and will teach learners how to work safely in areas with loud noise exposures that could cause hearing loss. This course also teaches how noise affects a person’s hearing, the different types of hearing protection and how to use them, and maintenance and care procedures. If you have any questions about this course (or other courses in the series) or how to access the Vector Solutions Learning Management System, please contact Chandler Wright.

Signed by Governor Newsom during the 2022 legislative session, Assembly Bill 2188 (AB 2188) amends the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) to prohibit an employer from discriminating against a current employee or applicant for the use of cannabis off the job and away from work.
 
This bill becomes effective January 1, 2024, and will require public agencies testing for marijuana use to make changes to their drug testing policies and procedures.. Read more about the amendments on the Blog.