FLASH REPORTS

Flash: Another Workers’ Comp Rate Hike

The insurance industry is pushing for another round of rate hikes after winning an 8.7% increase last year. How much higher are rates likely to go?

Flash: Administration’s Proposed SIBTF Reforms Are Out

The Newsom Administration is proposing to reform the troubled Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund program and bring real reform. What specific reforms are being proposed?

Flash: Superior Court Judge Cops To Workers’ Comp Fraud

The identity of a formerly unnamed and uncharged co-conspirator in a Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund fraud case is revealed. What are the consequences that he is facing?

 

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Narrowing Contractors Workers’ Comp Exemption

Who would be able to qualify for an exemption from carrying workers' comp coverage under the Contractors State Licensing Board's proposal? How many contractors would have to start buying coverage to stay licensed?

DIR Gains Positions, Funding In Governor’s May Revise

What was in the Governor's revised budget to aid the Department of Industrial Relations? How much additional money is it getting, and where will it go?

Legislative Update

What bills made it past a key legislative deadline? How would the change the workers' comp system if enacted?

Workers’ Comp Profitability Continues

What do the latest industry numbers tell us about the health and profitability of the workers' comp on a national basis? Does California compare favorably or unfavorably?

Department Hears Dispute Over Premium Charge For Licensed Contractors

Does a property manager owe workers' comp premium for the payments made to licensed inde-pendent contractors? Is a contractor or plumber in the same line of business as a rental property manager? These and other questions are part of the disagreement between State Farm and a property owner.

Nonprofit Wins Classification Dispute

How did a small nonprofit beat back the reclassification of its operations that would have more than doubled its workers' comp premium?

New Ruling In 20-Year-Old Premium Dispute

What is the latest development in a premium dispute between State Fund and a staffing firm? How much is State Fund getting in premium and what are the potential interest charges?

Pushback on Draft QME Regulations

What are the changes the Division of Workers' Compensation is considering for the qualified medical evaluator program? How did the industry react to the proposal?

SIBTF Reform Moving Forward

What are the key differences between the competing proposals to reform California's troubled Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund program? Who is backing each version?

Staffing Registration Bill

What is the most troublesome provision in a proposed staffing agency registration bill? How was it just amended in committee?

Senate Committee Micromanages DIR

What's the logic behind cutting positions paid for with special funds to close a budget hole in the General Fund? A Senate budget committee tries to get to the bottom of it.