The Left Hand Doesn’t Know What The Right Hand Is Doing

It’s an old saying… because it’s still true.

Think of the Workers’ Compensation system. It’s run by the State of California. It’s supposed to provide no-fault medical treatment and modest financial benefits when a Californian gets injured at work.

Now, think about CalOSHA. It’s another department run by the State of California. It’s supposed to relieve pressure on the Division of Workers’ Compensation by reducing the number of Californian’s who get injured at work.

When CalOSHA doesn’t do its job, the DWC’s job gets harder… and the worker who shouldn’t have gotten hurt in the first place ends up not getting timely medical treatment.

The National Library of Medicine reported that of 7,820 VALID Covid Safety violations, only 32 resulted in a citation. Clearly, no deterrent to careless employer behavior… and it resulted in nearly 2,000 farm worker COVID deaths.

Did the Division of Workers’ Compensation do anything when CalOSHA failed so miserably? No.

Did the Division of Workers’ Compensation even know that this was happening at such a scale? No.

Does the Division of Workers’ Compensation think this should be something to care about? There’s nothing that suggests they care at all.

After all, they want to keep their hands clean.