Supreme Court of California

A homeowner who hires someone to trim a tree in his yard was not required to comply with the tree trimming regulations set forth in California Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973 (OSHA), Labor Code section 6300 et seq., as such non-commercial tree trimming was a "household domestic service" excluded from OSHA.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/07/2003
• Published 07/07/2003

Judges

• BROWN, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Homampour & Associates and Arash Homampour, Beverly Hills, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley, Michael J. Brady, Redwood City, Elisa Nadeau;  Wait & Childs and James W. Colfer, Covina, for Defendants and Respondents.