California Labor Secretary Joining Biden Administration
Julie Su, secretary of California’s Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA), has been nominated to become the Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor. It is the number two …
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BAKER RESPONDS TO AUDITOR’S REPORT
In exclusive interviews and written communications with Workers’ Comp Executive former DIR Director Christine Baker responds directly to the State Auditor’s recent critical report. Baker, in her own inimitable fashion goes directly to the relevant points. This story can’t be found anywhere else – and we include links to the full text of the Auditors …
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Auditor’s Findings in DIR Audit Challenged – The Resources
Below are the resources associated with Auditor’s Findings in DIR Audit Challenged DIR audit report Baker Rebuttal Baker Letter To Friends
Auditor’s Findings in DIR Audit Challenged
A critical report by the California State Auditor alleging nepotism, retaliation, and other untoward acts was scrubbed clean of any individual names or the identities of the affected state agency. …
PAGA, Comp, Classification Issues Dominate Labor Secretary’s Confirmation Hearing
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s appointment of Julie Su to be California’s next Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development received wide-ranging support from labor and business interests at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Rules Committee. The Labor Commissioner faced questioning from committee members about the state’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), employee classifications in a post-Dynamex …
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Brown, Newsom Wield Appointment Authority
Amid a flurry of last-minute appointments, former Governor Jerry Brown opted to reshape the board of directors for the State Compensation Insurance Fund from the top down but left intact the status quo at the Commission on Health, Safety and Workers’ Compensation. Governor Gavin Newsom also opted for continuity with his selection of Labor Commissioner …
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Truckers Lose Classification Dispute
California’s common-law test for determining the status of a truck driver as either an independent contractor or an employee is legal and is not preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration Act of 1994 (FAAA). The decision by the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal turned back a challenge filed by the California Trucking Association …
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Brother, Sister Guilty In Workers’ Comp Premium Fraud Case
Sacramento area prosecutors secured guilty verdicts against a brother and sister who avoided paying the workers’ compensation insurance premiums they legitimately owed by hiding the true size of their landscaping business. It’s not the first time the pair have been in trouble for payroll issues. The duo also cheated the state’s Employment Development Department out …
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