Find It Easy! Cal/OSHA Regulation Index. You can find all Cal/OSHA regulations grouped by topic ("Heat illness" "Postings") on the Dept. of Industrial Relations website. Go to www.dir.ca.gov, and click on the right column button titled TITLE 8 INDEX.
Dear Building and Sales Professionals,
Interested in expanding your business to include Home Performance and energy efficiency? Now is the time to learn about energy efficiency for homes.
The $300 million statewide Energy Upgrade California rebate program is set to launch and participating contractors are required to have a certified BPI Analyst on staff.
Safety News from the State Compensation Insurance Fund
The holidays have come and gone, but another season of sharing continues—cold and flu season. In the cold and wet winter weather, people huddle together, close off ventilation from the elements, and share germs with one another. It is not surprising that people are more susceptible to catching a cold (stuffy nose, sneezing, congestion, and sore throat) and the flu (severe cold-like symptoms, fever, headaches, aches & pains, and extreme exhaustion) this time of year.
from the Cal/OSHA Corner, by Mel Davis, Cal/OSHA Adviser, California Chamber of Commerce
I employ fewer than 10 employees. Am I required to have a written Injury and Illness Prevention Program?
All employers in California, including those with only one employee, are required to have a written injury and illness prevention program.
By Sam K. Abdulaziz, Abdulaziz, Grossbart & Rudman
In the case Fair v. Bakhtiari, Thomas Fair sued his ex wife (Maryann Fair), Karl Bakhtiari (a previous business partner) and other various business entities. Fair believed that they had all left him out of real estate ventures that Fair should have rightfully been involved in and also alleged there was other wrongful conduct, all of which caused him monetary damages.
The IRS Small Business and Self-Employed Tax Center at http://www.irs.gov/smallbiz offers extensive resources and online tools designed to help small businesses and self-employed persons.
The IRS Small Business and Self-Employed Tax Center on the IRS website offers the following resources:
SACRAMENTO – The Contractors State License Board’s (CSLB) Renewals Unit has been contacted by several licensees who attempted to renew their license through an outside business, rather than directly with CSLB. In some cases, doing so caused delays, which resulted in their licenses expiring. As a result, they must now pay late fees.