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Department of Industrial Relations- Media Room
News Releases
May 2012
- May 23, 2012 IR#2012-23
Man to be arraigned for embezzling over $350,000 in employee wages from public works contracts and filing false tax returns to hide theft - May 23, 2012 IR#2012-22
Labor Enforcement Task Force Announces Public Hotline for Complaints and Tips - May 23, 2012 IR#2012-21
Cal/OSHA cites Southern California Recycling Company for multiple safety violations - May 2, 2012 IR#2012-20
Confirmation of DIR Director & DWC Administrative Director approved by Senate Rules Committee
April 2012
- April 30, 2012 IR#2012-19
DIR Launches Small Business Portal to Help California Businesses - April 27, 2012 IR#2012-18
DIR’s tribute to fallen workers and commitment to workplace safety. Commemorating Workers’ Memorial Day - April 23, 2012 IR#2012-17
California Labor Commissioner announces online system for minors’ entertainment work permit - April 12, 2012 IR#2012-16
Cal/OSHA launches 2012 heat illness prevention campaign at new Bakersfield office - April 4, 2012 IR#2012-15
Cal/OSHA joins agricultural groups to launch training on Heat Illness Prevention
March 2012
- March 28, 2012 IR#2012-14
Los Angeles Fire Department joins Cal/OSHA’s confined space awareness campaign - March 28, 2012 IR#2012-13
Office of Self Insurance Plans (OSIP) launches audit web tools - March 21, 2012 IR#2012-12
Cal/OSHA Issues Citations to Community Recycling & Resource Recovery Totaling $166,890 Following Two Worker Deaths - March 08, 2012 IR#2012-11
California Labor Commissioner Reaches $235,835 Settlement for Unpaid Wages - March 06, 2012 IR#2012-10
CA Labor Commissioner sues L.A. carwash businesses for more than $2 million
February 2012
- February 27, 2012 IR#2012-09
California Labor Commissioner Launches Criminal Investigation Unit - February 15, 2012 IR#2012-08
CA Labor Commissioner Reaches $316,000 Settlement for Unpaid Wages - February 14, 2012 IR#2012-07
Oakland Fire Department joins DIR, Cal/OSHA to launch initiative aimed at reducing confined space fatalities in California - February 13, 2012 IR#2012-06
Cal/OSHA issues $540,890 to three companies for violations in Sylmar explosion - February 8, 2012 IR#2012-05
Cal/OSHA Issues Hazard Alert and Launches Confined Spaces Emphasis Program - February 1, 2012 IR#2012-04
California employers reminded to post work-related injury and illness summary
January 2012
- January 18, 2012 IR#2012-03
Cal/OSHA Issues $256,445 in Citations to Warehouse Operators - January 11, 2012 IR#2012-02
Cal/OSHA issues citations in first confirmed heat related fatality for 2011
Farm labor contractors cited for violations of heat illness prevention regulations - January 11, 2012 IR#2012-01
CA Labor Commissioner introduces on-line system to obtain minors’ temporary entertainment work permits
