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. More.....

MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • Electronic Adjudication Management System - The Budget provides $19.1 million, which includes a reappropriation of $6.7 million from 2006-07, to support the revised project costs as reflected in the Electronic Adjudication Management System Special Project Report. These funds are necessary to continue implementation of the new case management and automated calendaring system for the Division of Workers' Compensation. The new system will improve the operation and management of programs that protect California's workforce by improving program access, streamlining existing processes, and reducing costs resulting from delays in the current process.

  • Elevator Plan Checking Unit - The Budget includes $1.9 million and 15.2 positions to approve permits for elevator plans prior to construction, as required by the law. The elevator plan review process will ensure the safety of the general public and employees who use the elevators as well as the workers responsible for servicing the elevators. The review of plans prior to building construction will contribute to a more effective approval process for elevator operation permits.
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
2007-08*
Positions
Dollars
10
 Self-Insurance Plans
24.7
$3,778
20
 Mediation/Conciliation
16.6
2,359
30
 Workers' Compensation
1,140.8
179,024
36
 Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation
9.5
3,080
40
 Division of Occupational Safety and Health
724.2
96,652
50
 Division of Labor Standards Enforcement
423.7
50,382
60
 Division of Apprenticeship Standards
69.3
11,207
70
 Division of Labor Statistics and Research
33.3
3,904
80
 Claims, Wages, and Contingencies
-
34,132
94.01
 Administration
296.9
31,366
94.02
 Distributed Administration
-
-31,366
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
2,739.0
$384,518
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
2,739.0
$384,518

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 * - 63K) 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 * - 26K)
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 * - 13K)
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.