COSHO Murphine Testimony Impeached in Sea World Case
Sea World lawyers tore into Cal/OSHA Compliance Safety and Health Officer (COSHO) Darcy Murphine in an effort to impeach her testimony in an injury case that it largely won in …
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44 COR 40-7833 [¶22,690] INJURY AND ILLNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM (IIPP) – EFFECTIVE IIPP Cal. Code Regs, tit. 8, § 3203(a) (2017) – Employer failed to establish an IIPP containing all …
Allegations Against Cal/OSHA Unsubstantiated
Fed-OSHA has determined that allegations of improper use of Division of Occupational Safety and Health are unfounded. A complaint filed by a former Cal/OSHA inspector who the Department of Industrial Relations describes as a disgruntled ex-employee created the expensive kerfluffle. “According to our investigation, it has been determined that the alleged misuse of Federal OSHA …
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1,400 New Cal/OSHA Inspections Proposed
Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year includes a boost for the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) to increase staffing. It largely holds the line for the rest of the Department of Industrial Relations. Overall expenditures by the department are proposed to climb to $620 million next year from $608 …
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And the Ayes Have It
With overwhelming support from all stakeholders, Christine Baker, director of the Department of Industrial Relations and Rosa Moran, administrative director of the Division of Workers’ Compensation sailed through confirmation. What are the issues currently confronting the duo and what challenges do they face in the coming months. Click here to get all the answers in our video …
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Christine Baker: “Aye” as Head of DIR
Cal-OSHA Reporter editorials rarely speak to confirmations. This is one of those exceptions we can’t help but make. We ask and encourage the Senate to unanimously confirm the appointment of Christine Baker as Director of the Department of Industrial Relations. Rarely have we seen as effective a leader who can both get things done and …
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Christine Baker Appointed Director of DIR
Christine Baker has been officially appointed director of the Department of Industrial Relations after being appointed acting and chief deputy director back in March. Employers and labor representatives are very happy with the appointment already crediting Baker with taking big steps to introduce efficiencies and crack down on the underground economy. Baker’s formal appointment as …
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State Auditor Faults DIR on Timekeeping
The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) is beefing up its training and procedures after a California State Auditor Report concluded that a DIR official and supervisor failed to adequately monitor time reporting of four employees in violation of state regulations and DIR policies. According to the report, the state auditor received an allegation that one …
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