The rate of California workers’ compensation medical treatment request denials being overturned was up slightly last year, but they are still a relatively rare occurrence, a new report shows. Denials were overturned at a rate of 12.7%, an increase from …
The California Department of Industrial Relations made available $25 million in funding for the California Workplace Outreach Project to support 89 community-based organizations across the state. This initiative is intended to promote workplace safety and educate workers about their rights. …
A construction company was fined more than $430,000 for California labor violations that resulted in unpaid wages, overtime and other violations. The state’s Labor Commissioner’s Office secured the settlement to return unpaid wages and damages to 86 carpenters employed by …
The California Department of Industrial Relations’ Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board issued a precedential decision related to the provision of water at outdoor worksites, which required water must be as close as practicable to the areas where employees are …
Subcontractor Grant Construction Inc. was hit with $1.3 million in wages and penalties. The California Labor Commissioner’s Office collected the wages and penalties as a result of a prevailing wage assessment against the Bakersfield-based subcontractor. The wages collected will compensate …
The California Department of Industrial Relations’ Division of Workers’ Compensation and DIR’s Anti-Fraud Unit suspended 178 medical providers during the first eight months of 2022. Providers are suspended from the workers’ compensation system when they have been convicted of fraud-related …
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has named Katrina S. Hagen director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. She fills the position vacated by former director Christine Baker, who retired in 2018. Hagen, 47, of Sacramento, has served as chief deputy …
The California Department of Industrial Relations issued a report on Tuesday showing that 376 Californians died on the job in 2017, the same as in 2016. California’s workplace fatality rate remains stable with slight fluctuations over the past eight years, …
The California Department of Industrial Relations on Monday issued a progress report on its anti-fraud efforts, including updates on the suspension of 227 medical providers from treating California’s injured workers and the dismissal of 292,000 illegitimate liens with claims valued …
The California Department of Industrial Relations is reporting that 376 Californians died on the job in 2016, down slightly from the 388 deaths in 2015. A review of the past 12 years indicates that workplace fatalities in California remain below …
