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Department of Industrial Relations seeks IT modernizations and extra staff as workers' compensation workloads rise
Summary
The Department of Industrial Relations requested multi-year funding for Cal/OSHA data modernization and workers' compensation electronic adjudication modernization, and sought positions to address workload in audit and the Subsequent Injury Benefit Trust Fund as claims and payment volumes have surged.
The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) presented multiple workload and IT modernization requests to the subcommittee, including: Cal/OSHA data modernization, a replacement for the Division of Workers' Compensation's Electronic Adjudication Management System (EAMS), expansion of the audit and enforcement unit, and additional staff for the Subsequent Injury Benefit Trust Fund (SIBTF) workload.
Josh Iverson, DIR chief financial officer, summarized two IT requests: a 2025-26 request of $18.2 million from the Labor and Workforce Development Fund to build a new Cal/OSHA case-management and data system that consolidates documents and automates submissions, and a…
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