The Latest Breaking News from CalOSHA

California fines detention center operator $100,000 over immigrants’ working conditions

California regulators levied $104,510 in fines against the private prison operator GEO Group last month after detained immigrant workers at the Golden State Annex in Central California complained about unsafe conditions, including a lack of protective equipment and proper training, while cleaning the facility for $1 per day.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 30, 2023

Cal/OSHA Staff Shortage Creates Backlog of Cases

Huge gaps in Cal/OSHA’s network of field inspectors leave workers with less protection.

Capital & Main · Jan 10, 2023

On summer's hottest days, Amazon workers brought their own thermometers

As California prepared for what would be a record-setting heat wave this month, so too did workers at an Amazon air freight hub in San Bernardino.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 23, 2022