Labor and Workforce Development
7350 Department of Industrial Relations

The Department of Industrial Relations protects the workforce in California, improves working conditions, and advances opportunities for profitable employment. The Department is responsible for enforcing workers' compensation insurance laws, adjudicating workers' compensation claims, and working to prevent industrial injuries and deaths. The Department also promulgates regulations and enforces laws relating to wages, hours, and conditions of employment, promotes apprenticeship and other on-the-job training, and analyzes and disseminates statistics which measure the condition of labor in the state.

MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • Elevator Inspections - The Budget includes an increase of $4.4 million Elevator Safety Account and 27.5 positions to meet annual inspection requirements for approximately 108,000 conveyances throughout the state. The Budget also proposes a fee holiday for routine elevator inspections and an ongoing reduction in the inspection fee.


PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year positions and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
Proposed
2015-16*
Positions
Dollars
6080 Self-Insurance Plans
27.1
$6,256
6090 Division of Workers' Compensation
1,070.8
201,535
6095 Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation
8.1
3,482
6100 Division of Occupational Safety and Health
779.9
141,668
6105 Division of Labor Standards Enforcement
514.4
74,426
6110 Division of Apprenticeship Standards
55.3
10,612
6120 Claims, Wages, and Contingencies
-
181,712
9900100 Administration
390.0
51,865
9900200 Administration - Distributed
-
-51,865
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
2,845.6
$619,691
 
Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
2,845.6
$619,691

Refer to the Program Descriptions for a description of programs operated by this state agency.

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Positions for expenditures, positions, and funding detail.

PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS Back to Top
The following identifies budget documents for this state agency that are available in a printable (pdf) format.

Entire Department of Industrial Relations Budget (pdf * - 67K) in pdf format.
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of all budget information for this state agency. Note: Along with other information, this document includes the documents listed below.

Fund Condition Statements ONLY (pdf * - 30K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the fund condition statements for each fund administered by this state agency.

Detail of Appropriations and Adjustments ONLY (pdf * - 12K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the detail of appropriations and adjustments for this state agency.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Legal Citations and Authority
Includes the legal citations (state statutes, federal statutes, and court orders) for operation of department programs and activities.