California Politics and Industry News

Check out this article by Rebecca Hersher for NPR:The Environmental Protection Agency is cracking down on a powerful class of greenhouse gases that are used in refrigerators, air conditioners and building insulation. On Monday, the agency announced a new...

SACRAMENTO — The Mechanical Acceptance Test Technician Requirement (MATT) was APPROVED by the California Energy Commission during their business meeting on April 14th. This means that the MATT threshold has been achieved and that the MATT requirement will...

SACRAMENTO -- The California Labor Commissioner and the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) released FAQ's this morning regarding the Retroactive COVID Paid Sick Leave laws signed by Governor Newsom this past Friday. This updated information should...

Governor Newsom Signs Two Retroactive COVID Paid Sick Leave Bills Against Opposition of California Employer GroupsWhat the Passage of SB 95 (Skinner, D, Oakland) and AB 84 (Ting, D, San Francisco): Paid Supplemental COVID-19 Sick Leave Means for...

Cal/OSHA Has Updated Its COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards FAQsSACRAMENTO — ICYMI,Cal/OSHA updated its COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards FAQs this past Friday, January 8th.There are now 69 FAQs with seven additional...

SACRAMENTO — California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a regional shelter-in-place (SIP) order today in response to a rapid increase in the number of confirmed COVID cases and the diminished capacity of hospitals and intensive care units (ICU) to serve...

Dan Walters and CAL MATTERS released the following article on December 1st:"An alternative view of California’s public school system is that it is a huge industry with six million customers who spend more than $100 billion a year.There’s big money to be...

SACRAMENTO, California – CAL SMACNA is proud to launch the “Choose Bigger California” industry recruitment campaign today. This campaign is designed to increase awareness of the rewarding careers in the sheet metal and HVAC industry for students pursuing...

On September 17, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law SB 1159.  That legislation codifies the COVID-19 presumption created by Governor Newsom’s Executive Order N-62-20.  The new law provides two new rebuttable presumptions that an...

Snips Magazine released the following article regarding the indoor air quality of schools in California. They highlight the new white paper published by the National Energy Management Institute (NEMI) and the University of California - Davis. View the...

SACRAMENTO -- CAL SMACNA is pleased to announce Governor Newsom has signed Assembly Bill (AB) 841 authored by Assemblymember Phil Ting creating the School Reopening Ventilation and Energy Efficiency Verification and Repair Program (SRVEERP). This is a long...

Workplace safety and health regulations in California require employers to take steps to protect workers exposed to infectious diseases like the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), which is widespread in the community. Cal/OSHA has posted guidance to help...

Commissioner’s action mandates workers’ compensation carriers reflect reduced risk of loss in premiums due to “stay-at-home” ordersEarlier this week Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued an Order adopting emergency workers’ compensation regulations in...

SACRAMENTO -- The California Department of Public Health today released updated guidance that requires Californians to wear a face covering in high-risk settings. A growing body of scientific research has shown that people with no or few symptoms of...

SACRAMENTO -- Yesterday, to follow up on the state’s announcement that it will begin modifying the stay at home order on Friday, May 8, Governor Gavin Newsom released updated industry guidance – including for retail, manufacturing and logistics – to begin...