The 2026 workers’ comp assessments have been set. How much will employers be paying to run the system next year? 

In a hard-hitting fact-based editorial, publisher Dale Debber encourages Governor Gavin Newsom to veto AB 1329. Clear content, click here to learn the facts.

The Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund, (SIBTF), is in deep trouble and it’s affecting every government and private employer. The legislature needs to act now to protect California. Read why and how by clicking here…

The Appellate court handed California's Workers' Comp Appeals Board another beatdown. When can the WCAB intervene in a medical necessity dispute? The Fourth District spells it out in a major new decision.

Why is the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau delaying action on raising the wage threshold for three paired dual wage classifications? Which ones are being delayed, and what is happening with the other 13 pairs?

What did the payers and providers have to say about draft changes to the Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit program regulations? What improvements did they suggest to help cut down on fraud?

What did the Fourth District have to say to the WCAB -again? Where is the jurisdiction for workers' comp claims filed by out-of-state professional athletes?

The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau may be looking at reshaping the property management/building operations classifications. When might changes occur, and what would they entail?

State Fund's numbers reflect engaged management planning. Renewals are down, but profitability is up. Here's what the numbers reveal.

The Bureau and Compline.com have added two new indicators identifying farm labor contractors and other labor contractors.

The State Bar is trying again to get an attorney disbarred for his work with a workers' comp fraud ring. What does the attorney have to say in his defense?

Is your adjuster or TPA properly handling your employees’ workers' comp claims or are they adding to the friction in the system and spawning litigation? How is the Division of Workers' Compensation making it hard if not impossible to answer this question?

How did a state court resolve a major workers' comp fraud case against a staffing industry official? What were the terms?

A pending proposal recommends major increases in the wage thresholds for some construction classifications. How big and what is driving the increase?