PENALTIES – FAILURE TO REPORT SERIOUS INJURY Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 342(a) (2014) – The ALJ found that assessment of a $5,000 penalty would not result in a miscarriage of justice for Employer’s failure to report a serious injury.
FINANCIAL HARDSHIP – NO PENALTY REDUCTION Employer failed to establish that complete elimination of penalties based on financial hardship was warranted.