Let the LA County Board of Supervisors know your OPPOSE their new burdensome regulations!
The LA County Board of Supervisors is considering forcing businesses to create "public health councils" composed of employees at their places of work.
This means:
- ALL businesses would be forced to allow their employees to organize and report any potential violations to a "third party organization" contracted with the county.
- This unidentified "third party organization" would visit your business to determine what violations, if any, exist
- The "third party organizations" will also report perceived violations to the Department of Public Health - without specification if the business will have a chance to defend or implement changes without penalty.
- The Board of Supervisors has not addressed employee privacy rights or state and federal employee relations procedures and would be improperly empowering the Certified Third Parties to conduct (directly or through their guidance and oversight of the Health Councils) unfettered searches of employer records and information.
- There is no clear indication as to how employees would be compensated for their council time. The assumption seems to be that all payroll expenses for meeting time and other inspections would be paid for by the businesses with no delineation of how they make up time for their work responsibilities.
At a time when businesses are cash strapped and struggling, now is not the time to add burdensome and convoluted programs that will further hinder an employer’s ability to meet demands, get back on their feet, and adequately serve their employees and customers.
We urge you to let the County Board of Supervisors know you OPPOSE this concept and support other means to monitor compliance.
Let the LA County Board of Supervisors know your OPPOSE their new burdensome regulations!
The LA County Board of Supervisors is considering forcing businesses to create "public health councils" composed of employees at their places of work.
This means:
- ALL businesses would be forced to allow their employees to organize and report any potential violations to a "third party organization" contracted with the county.
- This unidentified "third party organization" would visit your business to determine what violations, if any, exist
- The "third party organizations" will also report perceived violations to the Department of Public Health - without specification if the business will have a chance to defend or implement changes without penalty.
- The Board of Supervisors has not addressed employee privacy rights or state and federal employee relations procedures and would be improperly empowering the Certified Third Parties to conduct (directly or through their guidance and oversight of the Health Councils) unfettered searches of employer records and information.
- There is no clear indication as to how employees would be compensated for their council time. The assumption seems to be that all payroll expenses for meeting time and other inspections would be paid for by the businesses with no delineation of how they make up time for their work responsibilities.
At a time when businesses are cash strapped and struggling, now is not the time to add burdensome and convoluted programs that will further hinder an employer’s ability to meet demands, get back on their feet, and adequately serve their employees and customers.
We urge you to let the County Board of Supervisors know you OPPOSE this concept and support other means to monitor compliance.