The Department of Industrial Relations’ Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DSLE) says it is not pursuing employers with workers’ comp coverage that is nonexistent or inadequate to meet their obligation …
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s initial budget proposal included $17.5 million in new funds for the Department of Industrial Relations to implement and enforce the provisions of AB 5 that took effect …
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed $18 billion budget for the 2020/2021 fiscal year includes millions more for the state’s Department of Industrial Relations. The administration is expecting many more investigations of …
Insured and self-insured employers will be paying more to run the California workers’ comp system next year. The Department of Industrial Relations boosted the assessment rate for the workers’ compensation …
By Kevin Thompson California employers continue to add workers, but they are holding the line on injuries. What do the latest statistics have to say about how the state is …
A purported class-action lawsuit against the California Division of Workers’ Compensation alleging systemic discrimination against women in the California workers’ comp system is reportedly near a settlement. Exactly what the …
California’s district attorneys said they needed a 20% increase in funding to fight workers’ comp fraud to the fullest extent, but said they could make do with a 14% increase. …