Legal Question in Employment Law in California

Good evening,

I have a question about my prior employer�s practices within the labor/health codes of California. I used to work for a Valet company in Palm Springs, California; where it is always summer here and even a warmer one during summer (a desert resort city). My question is this: Was the Valet Company responsible for my protection from the weather condition and elements during every shift I worked? For example, one manager informed me that during a mandatory health code meeting with the county that he heard that every worker that works outside has the benefit of being supplied with the proper materials to work with the weather; umbrella from the sun, water from the heat, etc� Well my company that I worked for did not do any of that. The umbrella from the valet stand broke off from the crazy wind storms that the city had and called the manager and nothing happened. I used one of the restaurant�s umbrellas, yet it did not protect me from the rain and becoming completely soaked. Neither did my company provide water for me nor for the other employees for the events we worked during 90 plus degree days. �It�s our responsibility to keep our self hydrated.� That was always coming from managers. That is my question, was it the company�s responsibility to keep all the employees protected from the weather elements. Also if you can, can you tell me what kind of health code this is, if I am correct about my answer?

Thank You,

Eddie

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