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| May 23, 2013 |
SB 863 adjustments made to Qualified Medical Evaluator writing course |
| 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
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| May 21, 2013 |
Labor Commissioner Cites Adult Care Facilities Nearly $600,000 for Wage Theft Violations
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| 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
