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FLASH: Benson Appeal Now In Court's Hands Defense attorneys were in San Francisco to argue that multiple, simultaneous injuries must now be rated individually instead of combined. How did the court react? Find out inside. Read more here ... More...

FLASH: Retailer Defaults On Its Self-Insured Claims As feared, the bankrupt Mervyn's retail chain finally defaulted on its self-insured workers' comp claims. So just how big of a bill did they leave the California Self-Insured Security Fund? Find out inside. Read more here ... More...

FLASH: SCIF: First Open Meeting Reveals Disturbing Ratios State Compensation Insurance Fund is taking the first step toward transparency. Some industry experts are disturbed at what they see. Click here to get the details. Read more here ... More...

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7 New Things Employers Need to Combat Employee Litigation As if FEHA weren’t enough, changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act promise new headaches for employers. Here are seven important ways to avoid employee litigation and the reason why they work. Click here for what to do. Read more here ... More...

Workers’ Comp Industry: Radiologists Twisting Fraud Bill’s Intent A little-noticed bill that targeted fraud in the diagnostic imaging industry is now threatening to disrupt other contracts that offer significant saving to the workers' comp system. Find out who's affected and what's being done to undo this mess by clicking here. Read more here ... More...

High-Profile Talent Coming to Zenith One of California's largest workers' comp carriers, Zenith added key players to its board of directors and its medical management team -- former Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez and Dr. Anne Searcy from the Division of Workers’ Compensation. Find out the industry reaction inside. Read more here ... More...

Authorities Say Firm Bilked SCIF out of $20M in Premiums Officials say this SoCal staffing firm hid the true nature of what its workers did to reduce its premiums. The carriers, the DA and criminal charges are involved. Details on the damages and potential penalties found right here. Read more here ... More...

Off-Budget SCIF Employees Furloughed? Despite a rebranding campaign to dress up its mission and boost morale, SCIF’s management is not standing up for its employees. SEIU is left to fight alone. Employees may be getting what amounts to lumps of coal in their stockings when the budget is delivered. Premium subscribers can click here to find out about the internal politics. Read more here ... More...

Late November Rate Filings Fluctuate Wildly Pure premium rates filed during the last two weeks of November reflected underlying volatility in the market with drastic swings even within groups. Click here to see which carriers filed what changes. Read more here ... More...

Return-to-Work Already out of the Gate As if the budget weren’t enough, legislators are already jumping on workers’ comp for the new session. Find out what’s been introduced and what issue is likely to return in 2009. Premium subscribers can click here. Read more here ... More...

Steinberg Taps Leaders for Key Senate Committees Senate Pro Tem Darrel Steinberg (D-Sacramento) wasted little time in filling key committee leadership positions, including Chair of the critical Senate Banking, Finance and Insurance Committee. But across the way, the Assembly is dragging its heels. Find out who's been tapped and what committee chairs are still to be filled by clicking here. Read more here ... More...

Roundup Research shows that fewer injured workers are being hospitalized for their injuries. What is driving the trend and which types of cases are most affected? Find this out and more in this edition of Roundup. Read more here ... More...