According to a bill backed by Cal. labor unions and DAs, employers would see penalties for willful violations of OSHA standards spiral into the millions of dollars and general contractors could face liability on multi-employer work sites if a subcontractor's workers are injured or killed. In a committee hearing Tuesday, supporters made 11 amendments. The changes modified the penalty structure and authorized courts to take into account a company's ability to pay fines.
July 07, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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SACRAMENTO — All but clearing the seats in a Capitol hearing room, business proponents arose en masse last month and made an orderly stampede to the microphone to protest one of the most controversial measures of a controversial legislative season.
AB 1127, a measure high on the agenda of labor unions and backed by the state’s district attorneys, proposes putting a sharp set of teeth into Cal-OSHA’s enforcement of workplace safety standards.
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