From Sacramento Bee:
Hotel Lobby Says Proposal Would Cost Industry Millions
Several hotel housekeepers testified Wednesday before the California Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations, which voted 5-2 to pass a measure that advocates say will greatly reduce the amount of workplace injuries among hotel housekeepers. The bill, SB 432, calls for hotels to use fitted sheets that require less lifting of mattresses weighing up to 100 pounds than traditional flat sheets. It also calls for hotels to use mops and long-handled tools so that housekeepers would no longer have to stoop or kneel to scrub bathrooms and floors. Click here for the full story.