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Bay Area Employment Attorney New: Assembly Bill 2774 May Make Life Harder for Employers
A new California Bill will make employment litigation simpler for employees states Bay Area Employment Attorneys.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, August 02, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Assembly Bill 2774, which was implemented on the first of 2011, will drastically affect the types of charges filed against employers recognizes the Bay Area Employment Attorneys at Keller Grover. The new assembly can and will make it even easier for employees to make claims against their employers.
Originally, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), needed to demonstrate that there was only a great probability that a certain violation could cause workplace injury. However, now all an employee and OSHA need to prove is that there is a realistic possibility that the violation could cause injury confirms the Bay Area Employment Attorneys at Keller Grover. OSHA inspectors originally had to have a solid case proving that the workplace violation would result in death or harm to the employee. Now, all that an OSHA inspector has to do is prove that there is a possibility of harm to the employee.
Assembly Bill 2774 also alters the process of inspection reports the Bay Area Employment Attorneys at Keller Grover. OSHA safety inspectors can now be called to court as an expert witness, permitting that all of the inspectors training is current. The OSHA inspectors can now even meet with the employer in an informal meeting to discuss findings and results that may be used as evidence in a trial.
Now, California employers may have a hard time deterring the claims made against them. It is extremely important that all businesses make workplace safety a number one priority explains Bay Area Employment Attorneys at Keller Grover. It is easier to prevent an accident than to fix an accident.
For more employment law news from California Employment Lawyers visit www.KellerGrover.com.
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