Instructor
Ursula Clemons-Heslip J.D. Law Degree, B.S. in Business Administration
Bio
28 years experience as an attorney and Judge with the State of California. Ursula retired in December 2020, from Cal/OSHA Appeals Board where she was the Presiding ALJ performing case evaluation/consultation, training new ALJs and scheduling hearings. She also conducted Pre-Hearing Conferences, Settlement Conferences and Hearings ruling on motion, objections and admission of evidence and issued Orders and Decisions. Ursula has been a moderator and panel member at Cal/OSHA Stakeholder Training sessions. She has extensive legal experience as an enforcement litigator for various agencies such as SCIF, Department of Health Services, Department of Social Services and Department of Corporations. Guest lecturer for UCSD OSHA Extension Laws and Regulations course 2015-2019. And she has attended various webinars presented by National Association of Hearing Officials, National Judicial College, Pepperdine Law, Safety Center Symposiums and others.In 2021, Ursula was named the lead instructor for the Laws and Regulations course at UC San Diego Extended Studies Occupational Safety and Health Department. She also teaches Workers' Compensation for Safety Professionals and the OSHA Recordkeeping and Reporting course.
Since retiring, Ursula has participated as a panel member for the Daily Journal Judges’ COVID and Courts webinar. Between 2021 and 2023, she worked as an on-call consultant/instructor for Safety Center, Inc. and as Special Counsel for Ogletree Deakins Law Firm Workplace Safety Practice Group, providing client advice and participating in symposiums, webinars and stakeholder round table panels.
In addition to teaching for UCSD OTIEC, Ursula is the Case Decisions Editor for Cal-OSHA Reporter, a weekly publication. She provides an insider analysis of the ALJ's and Appeals Boards’ decisions summarizing how they arrived at their conclusions.