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May 22, 2013 Division of Workers’ Compensation posts annual ethics report
May 22, 2013 Report Reveals Record-breaking Results for Labor Law Enforcement in California
May 21, 2013 Labor Commissioner Cites Adult Care Facilities Nearly $600,000 for Wage Theft Violations
May 21, 2013 DWC posts modified Interpreter Services regulations for comment
May 20, 2013 Update on the Processing of QME Panels
May 16, 2013 DWC posts modified Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit regulations for comment
May 13, 2013 DWC posts proposed changes to Medical Provider Network regulations to online forum for public comment
May 7, 2013 Labor Commissioner Uncovers $1.5 Million in Wage Theft by Fresno Assisted Living Provider and Seeks to Recover Wages for Caregivers
May 7, 2013 California Labor Commissioner Fines Contractors More Than $1.8 Million for Public Works Violations at UCLA, Saddleback Community College in Orange County and G3 Charter School in San Fernando Valley
May 2, 2013 Governor Brown Promotes Labor History Month
April 29, 2013 DIR’s tribute to fallen workers and commitment to workplace safety Commemorating Workers’ Memorial Day
April 25, 2013 California Labor Commissioner Reaches Settlements Totaling over $600,000 with Four General Contractors on Public Works Jobs in Northern California
April 22, 2013 Labor Commissioner Fines Contractor over $200,000 for Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Violations
April 19, 2013 DWC Audit Unit to begin investigating violations of electronic billing regulations
April 18, 2013 Division of Workers’ Compensation posts revised benefit notice regulations to online forum for public comment
April 15, 2013 DWC posts revised Workers’ Compensation Information System (WCIS) administrative penalty regulations to online forum for public comment
April 15, 2013 DWC announces May 7 meeting to discuss IMR and IBR communications
April 11, 2013 California Labor Commissioner fines garment contractor for wage theft
April 9, 2013 California Labor Commissioner Investigation Leads to Criminal Indictment of Restaurant Owners for Wage Theft: Employees Worked but Didn’t Get Paid, Additional Victims Sought
April 4, 2013 DWC posts adjustments to the DMEPOS section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule
April 4, 2013 Cal/OSHA Launches 2013 Heat Illness Prevention Campaign
April 3, 2013 DIR Posts Updated Guidebook for Injured Workers
March 29, 2013 Division of Workers’ Compensation posts updated fact sheets for injured workers
March 27, 2013 Division of Workers’ Compensation posts updated fact sheets for injured workers
March 26, 2013 California Labor Commissioner Fines Construction Contractors over $300,000 for Public Works Violations on State Highway Expansion Project in Kerman
March 25, 2013 DWC lien fee filing payment system for JET File updated
March 25, 2013 Ambulance fee schedule update to conform to changes in Medicare payment system is posted on DWC Web site
March 15, 2013 Cal/OSHA Issues High Heat Advisory as Temperatures Rise Across the State
March 14, 2013 Labor Commissioner cites hospital chain more than $7 million for wage violations
March 13, 2013 California Labor Commissioner Issues over $500,000 in Citations to Restaurants
March 11, 2013 California Labor Commissioner files suit against Fresno car wash for unpaid wages
March 1, 2013 California Labor Commissioner prevails in misclassification case against port trucking company 
February 21, 2013 US Labor Department’s OSHA concludes fatality investigation at San Francisco VA Medical Center research laboratory, issues violation notices
February 19, 2013 California Labor Commissioner investigation results in criminal forgery, fraud charges against restaurant owners
February 13, 2013 In Cooperation with Cal/OSHA, CSB Releases Technical Report on Chevron 2012 Pipe Rupture and Fire; Extensive Sulfidation Corrosion Noted
February 1, 2013 California employers to post annual work-related injury and illness summary
January 30, 2013 Cal/OSHA Cites Chevron Nearly $1 Million for Richmond Refinery Fire
Imposes Highest Penalties Allowed Under State Law
January 28, 2013 Labor Commissioner Cites Southern California Warehouse over $1 Million for Wage Theft
January 24, 2013 California Labor Commissioner Issues a Public Works Assessment for Nearly $1 Million against a Los Angeles Contractor
January 23, 2013 California Labor Commissioner investigation results in charges against Santa Monica car wash
January 18, 2013 California Labor Enforcement Task Force issues stop orders for dangerous equipment at LA garment businesses
January 04, 2013 California Department of Industrial Relations Jump Starts Landmark Workers’ Compensation Reform To Protect Workers and Cut Costs

April 2013