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FLASH: Brown Proposes Additional Cuts In Revised Budget Gov. Brown's revised budget would cut an additional $4.1 billion from the state's budget as revenues have not lived up to projections and other cuts have been blocked. So what impact would this have on state workers in the workers' comp and safety and health systems? Click here for the story. Read more here ... More...

FLASH: Orange County Faces Workers' Comp Deficit The Orange County Board of Supervisors is changing the way it funds its workers' comp obligations after its former approach allowed it to run up a multi-million dollar deficit. How big of a hole is it in and what will it cost county departments to get out of this mess? Click here for the story. Read more here ... More...

FLASH: And the Ayes Have It With overwhelming support from all stakeholders, Christine Baker, director of the Department of Industrial Relations and Rosa Moran, administrative director of the Division of Workers’ Compensation sailed through confirmation. What are the issues currently confronting the duo and what challenges do they face in the coming months. Click here to get all the answers in our video news report. Read more here ... More...

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Close Claims & Control High-Cost Cases CIGA Says The California Insurance Guarantee Association has more than 32,000 open workers' comp claims. Its goal is a significant reduction this year. Learn what steps it is taking to realize the goal by clicking here for the story. Read more here ... More...

Spinal Implant Execs To Head Back To Court Prosecutors in one California County say its taxpayers have been ripped off by paying too much for some medical devices used to treat injured workers. Who is allegedly involved and why do they say the charges are inaccurate? Click here for the story. Read more here ... More...

An End to Double-Dipping or Just Passing Through? Employers, insurers and labor all agree that there is yet another cost to the system that needs to be stamped out. What is it? How much is it costing? Will this become part of overall comprehensive workers’ comp reform? Click here to get all the details. Read more here ... More...

Some Carriers Reduce California Excess Workers’ Comp Exposure Decisions by some carriers about California's excess workers' comp market have a ripple effect for the industry. What is happening to the cost of exposure in California and what does it mean for retail carriers and brokers? Click here for the whole story. Read more here ... More...

Carriers See Impact from Higher Rates in First Quarter Two of the largest workers' comp carriers in California just reported profits for the first quarter. How much are they making and what's driving the results? Click here for the details. Read more here ... More...

Hartford, ECIC Grow Market Share, SCIF Loses More The overall workers' comp pie grew in 2011 to $7.8 billion in workers' comp premiums and some carriers committed a lot more capital to the California market. So who tripled their writings last year and how did the rest of the market shake out? Click here for the latest numbers. Read more here ... More...

Disputed Frontier Insurance Funds Still In Question California liquidators are proposing to release some money from the estate of the failed Frontier Pacific Insurance Company. How much is being turned loose, to whom, and what's the latest on the disputed dollars? Click here for the full story. Read more here ... More...

CIGA Assessments To Decline In Coming Year The California Insurance Guarantee Association just approved next year's assessment rate. Did employers catch a break? Click here for the story. Read more here ... More...

Attorneys Fees and Firefighters Both Advance Employers, in particular local governments, are being asked to shoulder what could be costly legislation. Despite good intentions, employers say the bill needs work. What does the legislation do and what is it likely to cost? Click here for more details Read more here ... More...

NCCI Says Workers’ Comp Market ‘Conflicted’ The National Council on Compensation Insurance issued its annual State of the Line report and many of the findings mirror the California workers' comp experience. But one difference stands out. Click here for the full details. Read more here ... More...

Business Owners, Workers Nabbed for Workers’ Comp Fraud Prosecutors up and down the state are filing charges against alleged workers' comp cheats -- some for hiding payroll, others for getting benefits illegally, while the truly enterprising appear to be doing both. But investigators in San Bernardino say they have found a case where fraud is a new family tradition. Click here for all the details. Read more here ... More...

Business Owners Tagged For Premium Fraud Investigators and prosecutors have been keeping busy. Who do they say has been cheating the system and how much did they allegedly get away with? It's a pretty penny to be sure. Click here for the details. Read more here ... More...