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 Governor made major changes to the leadership at the Department of Industrial Relations. New people will fill the top two positions. Who are they and where did they come from? Click here for the whole story.

How bad is the cumulative trauma injury problem for California's workers' comp system? Find out how researchers will get a better understanding of the problem?

What is happening with the innovative idea of providing injured employees benefits through debit cards? Only one carrier, the State Fund, found the courage to try out debit cards. Premium sub-scribers can find out the results here.

Why did a federal court find that an employer's interactive process may be discriminatory? What's the next step in the legal process?

What did the workers' comp community have to say about the Division of Workers' Compensation's proposed medical treatment utilization schedule updates? Which guidelines are being updated?

Did a workers' comp carrier report a claim settlement incorrectly or not? What's behind the dispute, and how is it being resolved?

Why did Gov. Gavin Newsom veto a bill that promised reforms for a state program that is costing employers billions each year? What were the workers' comp bills he signed?

How did the Division of Workers' Compensation address the concerns raised by the Office of Administrative Law when it rejected the agency's utilization review regulations? What changes were made, and how can you make your voice heard?

What was the industrial accident that spawned this $50 million negligence lawsuit? What are the allegations?

Why is an appeals court allowing a workers' comp claimant to renew a legal malpractice claim against her former attorney, Boxer & Gerson LLP? What are the allegations behind the complaint? Premium subscribers can find out by clicking here.

Why is the California State Bar taking another run at suspending a workers' comp attorney's license? What are the underlying allegations in the case, and who is involved?

The Legislature’s work is done for this year and now it is time for Gov. Newsom to act. What are the workers' comp bills that are sitting on his desk?