Who handles claims when the self-insured employer's certificate to self-administer is revoked?

• A. The city
• B. The insurer
• C. The court
• D. Director returns jurisdiction until claim liability exhausted

Answer: (D)

When a self‑insured employer loses the right to self‑administer, the state steps in to handle the claims. The Director of the Department of Industrial Relations resumes jurisdiction over those claims and continues to oversee and pay benefits until all of the employer’s claim liabilities are exhausted. This arrangement ensures injured workers receive timely benefits even after the employer can no longer self-administer. Local city authorities or private insurers don’t automatically take over, and the court isn’t the ongoing claims administrator; the director’s office remains in control until the liability is fully resolved.