DIR Assessment Increasing by 44% for Insured Employers

By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefThe assessments that California employers pay to finance some units within the Department of Industrial Relations will increase 44% next year, while self-insured employers will see a 35% hike in their assessments.Assessment letters mailed to insurers and self-insured employers on Friday show that the department needs more money to fund the operations of the Division of Workers’ Compensation and the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, and partially fund the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement. Because the department has less cash-on-hand to o...