City Manager Charged with Defrauding Workers’ Comp Program
San Francisco's District Attorney filed charges in a major workers' comp fraud case involving a city employee. Who was involved, and what is alleged to have occurred?
It’s A Fight Between WCAB and the Second District
The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board is looking to pick a fight with a California Appellate Court. A new significant panel decision sets it up.
Political Insights and Predictions From CWCI’s Annual Meeting
How is the 2024 legislative session shaping up? The experts at California Workers’ Compensation Institute have some thoughts on how this year will play out.
Truckers Lose AB 5 Independent Contractor Case
Was AB 5 the result of one legislator's animus for the trucking industry and its use of independent owner-operators? A federal judge dealt with this and other claims of preemption.
No Surprise: CIC Files Opposition To Tentative Rehab Order
Why does Applied Underwriters say a San Mateo Superior Court judge got it wrong in her tentative decision to wrap up the conservation of California Insurance Company? Details from its opposition are here.
Bill Would Give Pay Parity To CDI’s Sworn Officers
Why is the California Department of Insurance backing a bill to boost some worker's salaries? What is the proposed pay benchmark?
Senate Labor To Review Workers’ Comp Bills
The key Senate committee for workers' comp bills is getting started on 2024 legislation. What are the first issues it is tackling?
Committee To Hear E-Signature Bill
Is the California Legislature about to make it easier to commit workers' comp fraud? One fraud fighter explains capper schemes and has a warning.
The Applied Underwriters Saga Continues…
Conservation Court Confirms CDI Consequences
The court issued a "scathing" rebuke of Applied Underwriters and California Insurance Company in conservation. The EquityComp program is still the subject of intense litigation. What's the latest in the four-year-old conservation proceeding?
CDI Comments On Fraud Referral Trigger
The California Department of Insurance responded to industry comments on proposed changes to the fraud referral standards. How does it plan to move forward?
DIR Officials Score SIBTF’s Wins and Losses
Catch up on recent developments in the half-billion-dollar Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund program. What's coming down the pike?
Nation’s Largest Workers’ Comp Carriers – 2023 Edition
Who wrote more workers' comp business last year, and which carriers retreated? The latest nationwide market share totals are out.
MEWA’s Former Attorney Objected To Representations
Did federal prosecutors uncover a smoking gun in their workers' comp fraud case against two M.E.W.A. officials? Get the details here.
Employers Facing 50 New Regulations
Get ready. Officials have big plans for new regulations in 2024. What's the inside scoop?
Claimant Can’t Prevent Subrogation Recovery
Why did a workers' comp carrier end up in court with an injured worker over subrogation? And how was the case resolved?