7350 Department of Industrial Relations
Major Program Changes
  • 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.

  • Increase Assessment on Workers' Compensation Insurance Premiums - To provide a stable funding source for the Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) the Governor's Budget proposes an increase in the assessment on employers' annual workers' compensation insurance premiums. Without a stable, ongoing funding source DOSH would require significant program reductions. In 2008-09, this assessment would result in a seven percent increase in the total average annual assessment, which represents less than one percent of total workers' compensation costs.