Report I2019-2 Recommendation 25 Responses
Report I2019-2: Investigations of Improper Activities by State Agencies and Employees: Inefficient Management of State Resources, Misuse of State Time and Inaccurate Attendance Records, and Inadequate Supervision (Release Date: April 2019)
Case Number I2017-1245
Recommendation #25 To: Industrial Relations, Department of
The Department of Industrial Relations (Industrial Relations) should provide instruction to all supervisors to maintain an accurate record of subordinate staff's daily work hours by either requiring all hourly employees to record the hours worked on their timesheet or using another reliable and consistent system to record daily hours worked by subordinate staff.
Agency Response From December 2019
In October 2019 Industrial Relations sent a memo to all DIR managers and supervisors letting them know that hourly, non-exempt employees are required to report their actual hours worked on a daily basis on the standard monthly timesheet.
California State Auditor's Assessment of Status: Fully Implemented
Agency Response From October 2019
Industrial Relations stated that its human resources staff and labor relations staff expressed concerns that the memo conflicted with provisions in a memorandum of understanding and a prior settlement regarding electronic monitoring. Thus, Industrial Relations stated that it is revising the memo to address these issues.
California State Auditor's Assessment of Status: Pending
Agency Response From June 2019
Industrial Relations stated that the memo is awaiting approval from its acting chief counsel.
California State Auditor's Assessment of Status: Pending
Agency Response From May 2019
Industrial Relations reported that it is drafting a memo to send as a department policy to require that its non-exempt employees maintain daily hours worked.