Department of Industrial Relations

CA Congressmen Urge Gov. Newsom to Protect Wildfire Prevention Goat Herds

August 5, 2026 6:00 amAugust 5, 2026 6:01 am

Mid-July, the Globe reported that a business-killing labor bill in the California Legislature is coming for the state’s goat herders. As hard as that is to believe, the back story is important: After many failed attempts to unionize more agricultural...

Scope of Workers’ Compensation and Insurance

July 26, 2026 2:30 amJuly 26, 2026 2:31 am

Labor Code Division 4, Part1 deals with the scope and operation of the workers’ compensation and insurance laws in this state. Chapter 1 contains general provisions. Section 3200 contains a statement of legislative intent, as well as a statement of...

California Labor and Democrats Driving Wildfire Reducing Goat Herders Out of Business

July 14, 2026 6:30 amJuly 14, 2026 6:31 am

After many failed attempts to unionize more agricultural workers in California, Gov. Jerry Brown instead signed into law Assembly Bill 1066 in 2016 by then-Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), and sponsored by the United Farm Workers (UFW) labor union, to require...

California Local Agency Public Construction Act

November 24, 2024 2:30 amNovember 24, 2024 2:31 am

California’s Public Contract Code, in Division 2, Part 3, Chapter 1, Article 1 sets forth the Local Agency Public Construction Act in California. Section 20100 names this chapter as the Local Agency Public Construction Act. Section 20101 provides that a...

Employer and Employee Duties and Responsibilities in California

March 7, 2024 5:35 amMarch 7, 2024 5:36 am

California’s Labor Code, in Division 5, Part 1, Chapter 3, contains an area of law entitled, “Responsibilities and Duties of Employers and Employees.” Chapter 3 was added in 1973 by Chapter 993. Section 6400 requires every employer in this state...

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Fast Food Council: How to Kill Another Industry

March 6, 2024 8:13 amMarch 7, 2024 6:28 am

With California Governor Gavin Newsom mired in “PaneraGate,” after he exempted a billionaire buddy from California’s new $20 minimum wage law, people are asking about this new Fast Food Council the Governor just announced. Newsom’s friend, Billionaire Greg Flynn owns...

California’s Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation

January 20, 2024 1:19 pmJanuary 20, 2024 1:20 pm

California’s Labor Code, in Division 1, Chapter 3, creates the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation (CHSWC), which was enacted in 1993 by Chapter 227. Labor Code Section 75 provides that there is in the Department of Industrial...