SPB Cites Questionable Appointments Under Baker, Restricts DIR Hiring Authority

The California Department of Human Resources will oversee hiring at the Department of Industrial Relations after the State Personnel Board stripped the agency of its delegated authority to administer a specified pre-employment exam and process civil service applications as a result of “numerous appointments and transactions of highly questionable legitimacy.” The State Personnel Board issued a report identifying a series of hiring actions under former DIR Director Christine Baker that it said violated state civil service hiring rules. “The unlawful and unethical actions...