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December 2011

• December 30, 2011 IR#2011-29
  Department of Industrial Relations highlights new laws slated to take effect in 2012
• December 28, 2011 IR#2011-28
  DIR launches new Labor Enforcement Task Force to battle California's underground economy
• December 12, 2011 IR#2011-27
  DIR establishes special unit to monitor labor standards on California's public works projects
• December 6, 2011 IR#2011-26
  CA Labor Commissioner donates warm coats and other confiscated clothing valued over $15,000

November 2011

• November 29, 2011 IR#2011-25
  CA Labor Commissioner reaches settlement of over $580,000 in ZipRealty wage case
• November 17, 2011 IR#2011-24
  California Labor Commissioner Issues Additional $616,250 Citation in Riverside County Warehouse Case
• November 4, 2011 IR#2011-23
  Labor Commissioner addresses misleading business solicitations
  from the “California Labor Compliance Bureau”
• November 3, 2011 IR#2011-22
  California Labor Commissioner reaches $726,063 settlement with 84 Lumber Company

October 2011

• October 28, 2011 IR#2011-21
  Cal/OSHA Investigates Recycling Firm Following Two Worker's Deaths
• October 20, 2011 IR#2011-20
  DIR Implements New Regulations Increasing Oversight of Self Insurance
• October 12, 2011 IR#2011-19
  California Labor Commissioner Issues Citations for Numerous Labor Law Violations at a Riverside County Warehouse

September 2011

• September 26, 2011 IR#2011-18
  CA Labor Commissioner files $17 million suit against ZipRealty for minimum wages

August 2011

• August 1, 2011 IR#2011-17
  California Labor Commissioner Announces Online Payment System

July 2011

• July 21, 2011 IR#2011-16
  Cal/OSHA fines prominent pharmaceutical firm $371,000 for safety violations leading to worker fatality
• July 20, 2011 IR#2011-15
  DIR makes available $3 million for State Registered Apprenticeship Programs

June 2011

• June 30, 2011 IR#2011-14
  Cal/OSHA continues enforcement of heat illness prevention requirements
• June 21, 2011 IR#2011-13
  Cal/OSHA enforcing heat illness prevention as heat spikes across the state

May 2011

• May 23, 2011 IR#2011-12
  Cal/OSHA referral to DA leads to conviction of Roofing contractor and foreman
• May 17, 2011 IR#2011-11
  Cal/OSHA fines contractor over $235,000 for willful safety violations leading to flash fire
• May 16, 2011 IR#2011-10
  California Labor Commissioner highlights labor rights and safety for young workers at Pasadena High School

April 2011

• April 28, 2011 IR#2011-09
  DIR’s tribute to fallen workers and commitment to workplace safety - Recognizing Workers’ Memorial Day
• April 25, 2011 IR#2011-08
  Mainstay Business Solutions workers' comp clients must secure another insurer - Mainstay decertified as a self insurer
• April 13, 2011 IR#2011-07
  OSHA issues hazard alert and Cal/OSHA completes investigation of formaldehyde content in hair smoothing products

March 2011

• March 29, 2011 IR#2011-06
  Cal/OSHA reduces heat related fatalities and gains employer compliance through training
• March 24, 2011 IR#2011-05
  California launches nations' first organic farming apprenticeship program
• March 17, 2011 IR#2011-04
  DIR Establishes California's First Green Apprenticeship Occupation
• March 14, 2011 IR#2011-03
  DIR Debars and Fines Marin Contractor $512,700 for Public Works Violations

January 2011

• January 31, 2011 IR#2011-02
  Reminder to employers to post work-related injury and illness summary
• January 20, 2011 IR#2011-01
  Green technology training criteria adopted for construction apprentice