PENALTIES - FAILURE TO REPORT SERIOUS INJURY Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 342(a) (2010) - A violation of §342(a) was established by operation of law. The ALJ deemed the proposed penalty of $5,000 excessive and unreasonable, and reduced it to $3,000.
FINANCIAL HARDSHIP Employer’s financial hardship justified further reduction of the proposed penalty for failure to report a serious injury.
