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
  • Underground Economy - The Governor's Budget includes $3.4 million (various special funds) to continue, for an additional two years, the Department of Industrial Relation's participation in the Economic and Employment Enforcement Coalition, which is a partnership of enforcement agencies that identifies the worst offenders for targeted workplace enforcement actions throughout the state.

 BUDGET-BALANCING REDUCTIONS Back to Top
  • The Budget includes a General Fund reduction of $1.3 million and 9.5 positions in 2008-09.
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
2008-09*
Positions
Dollars
10 Self-Insurance Plans
24.7
$3,913
20 Mediation/Conciliation
16.6
2,403
30 Workers' Compensation
1,139.7
177,835
36 Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation
8.6
3,441
40 Division of Occupational Safety and Health
729.1
104,115
50 Division of Labor Standards Enforcement
421.0
50,201
60 Division of Apprenticeship Standards
63.6
13,086
70 Division of Labor Statistics and Research
33.3
4,006
80 Claims, Wages, and Contingencies
-
34,132
94.01 Administration
299.8
33,089
94.02 Distributed Administration
-
-33,089
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
2,736.4
$393,132
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
2,736.4
$393,132

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 * - 65K) 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 * - 27K)
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.