Following the new emergency regulations set by California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health, several organizations have filed a lawsuit against CalOSHA for failing to follow the public process and seek input from stakeholders.
Bryan Little, with the California Farm Bureau, explains why they are filing suit.
“[CalOSHA] rammed it through an extraordinary emergency regulatory process of about two weeks. No input from stakeholders, no real meaningful hearings, or anything of that nature. We’re very concerned about it because of the potential of disruption for a vital industry like growing and providing food. We undertook, along with other organizations that manufacture and produce food to sue [CalOSHA]”, Little said.
Bryan went on to state that the “public health issues and the costs associated with dealing with them” are being passed onto employers, and that the farming industry cannot afford to take further loss in the pandemic.
