A California appeals court rejected a challenge to COVID-19-related workplace safety rules brought by a group of agricultural business organizations, concluding that the need to protect workers outweighed any burdens the measure imposed on employers.
The appellate court said the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board provided adequate reasons for issuing its emergency temporary standards (ETS), which require employers to implement various safety measures, record and report illnesses, and continue paying workers who have been quarantined.
