New data suggesting that employers, rather than employees, tend to be the biggest defrauders of the California workers? compensation system is prompting that state to step up enforcement against businesses that flout the law. Since May, state labor officials have discovered that almost one in eight businesses examined were not providing workers? compensation insurance, and have levied nearly $200,000 in fines.
See "Workers' compensation enforcers widen focus on employers", Marc Lifsher, Los Angeles Times, August 7, 2008