Division May Not Cite Under Labor Code – for Lack of W.C. Posting

This week we summarize three Decisions After Reconsideration issued by the Appeals Board in April. Each deals with the Division of Occupational Safety and Health's citation of an employer for a worker's comp insurance carrier notice posting violation under Labor Code 6431, which mandates the posting. The Board ruled in each case that the Division did not have the authority to cite because the L.C. section was not promulgated as a safety order (a standard, rule, order or regulation) by the