Labor & Employment Law Blog

The following statutory and regulatory deadlines are extended by 60 days: 

• For the Labor Commissioner to issue citations under the Labor Code, including civil wage and penalty assessments pursuant to Labor Code section 1741;
• For the Labor Commissioner to file preferred claims, mechanics’ liens, and other liens on behalf of employees pursuant to Labor Code section 99 and Civil Code section 8414; 
• For individuals and employers to appeal or petition for review of any citation issued by the Labor Commissioner;
• For employees to file complaints and initiate other proceedings with the Labor Commissioner under Labor Code sections 98, 98.7, 1700.44, and 2673.1;
• For Cal/OSHA to issue citations, notices or orders under Labor Code section 6317;
• For employers to appeal citations, notices, or orders of Cal/OSHA under Labor Code sections 6319, 6600, 6600.5, 6601, and 6601.5;
• For Workers’ Compensation Administrative Law Judges to issue final decisions.   In turn, the deadline by which the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board must act upon any decision submitted by a Workers’ Compensation Administrative Law Judge is likewise extended by 60 days;
• For Cal/OSHA and the Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board (OSHSB) to submit reports on proposed new changes to occupational safety or health standards under Labor Code sections 142.2 and 147; 
• For the State’s administrative director to act upon Medical Provider Network applications;  
• For employees to submit an application for the Return to Work Supplement Program; and
• For state agencies, public officers, employees and employee organizations to submit post-impasse bargaining disputes to a fact-finding panel under the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (MMBA) and Educational Employment Relations Act (EERA).

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