2nd DCA Rejects Employer's Challenge to Lien

A California Appellate Court ruled that an employer could not challenge a lien against its property, imposed because of failure to secure workers’ compensation insurance for its employees, since it had not followed the proper process to challenge a stop order and penalty assessment. Case: Goni Enterprises v. Department of Industrial Relations, No. B277670, 04/10/2018, unpublished. Facts: Goni Enterprises operates a retail business in Lawndale. In November 2013, the Office of the State Labor Commissioner issued an order prohibiting Goni from continuing to use any employee labor until i...