7350 Department of Industrial Relations
Major Program Changes
  • Workers' Compensation Reform Implementation - An increase of $152.9 million in the Workers' Compensation Administration Revolving Fund and 82 positions to implement the reforms prescribed in Chapter 363, Statutes of 2012 (SB 863). This includes a $120 million increase for permanent disability payments.

  • Workers' Safety and Labor Standards Enforcement - Elimination of the July 1, 2013 sunset date for both the Occupational Safety and Health Fund and the Labor Enforcement and Compliance Fund, to permanently fund these programs. These programs, which include investigations, inspections, and audits, protect lawful employers from unfair competition.

  • Elimination of the Targeted High Hazard Assessment - A reduction of $9.1 million in the Cal-OSHA Targeted Inspection and Consultation Fund, and a corresponding increase of $9.1 million in the Occupational Safety and Health Fund to provide ongoing support for the High Hazard Inspection and Consultation program. This elimination would result in all safety, workplace injury prevention, and enforcement efforts being funded through a single assessment methodology.

  • Compliance Monitoring Unit - The Budget includes various strategies to stabilize the unit, which is responsible for ensuring that prevailing wages are paid by contractors on public works projects. The Budget proposes (1) a redirection of $2.5 million General Fund to the unit from worker's safety and labor standards enforcement activities, with a corresponding backfill to those programs from the employer surcharge, (2) a one-time $5 million loan from the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal-OSHA) Targeted Inspection and Consultation Fund, and (3) cost recovery from other sources that support public works projects.

  • Child Performer Services Permits - An increase of $701,000 in the Child Performer Services Permit Fund and 8 positions to process and enforce permit applications for persons that represent or provide services to minors as required by Chapter 634, Statutes of 2012 (AB 1660).