A new analysis of the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund program shows that California employers owe billions to injured workers who have pre-existing disabilities. How many billions of dollars have regulators added to California’s beleaguered employers costs?

 

The September 1, 2024, workers’ comp rate decision is in, and employers dodged another Bureau attempt to hike rates. How much were the rates cut? Find out by clicking here…

In a just issued en banc decision, The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board endorsed two approaches to rebutting the Combined Values Chart in the Permanent Disabilities Rating Schedule. Get the full story here.

Employer and carrier representatives are asking Gov. Newsom to veto two controversial workers' comp bills. What are the workers' comp bills on the Governor's desk?

How did a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board decision set the stage for the rampant increase in 100% permanent and total disability cases at the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund? What is the cost for California's employers?

When is premium owed on payments to subcontractors? How is a company trying to get a charge reversed?

Why is the State Bar of California putting an attorney up for debarment? How does the case relate to workers' comp?

How do the industry's mid-year results stack up against the experience that shaped the latest rate filing? What costs are climbing fastest?

Did a police officer jump the gun in going to the courts in his fight for industrial disability retirement benefits? What is the new evidence driving the case now?

When did an injured worker know that their physical therapy for her workers' comp claim caused additional injuries? How does this knowledge impact her claim of medical malpractice?

A federal court issued a key ruling in a workers' comp premium dispute involving multiple staffing companies. What's up next in the case?

When will the mastermind behind the MEWA fraud go to trial for tax and disability fraud? What's the latest on the state's effort to collect over $4 million in penalties?

Is a contractor without workers' comp coverage also unlicensed? The Fourth District Court of Appeal delves into the issue in this case.

What would the workers' comp bills sitting on the Governor's desk mean for California's employers and injured workers? Which bills are employers asking Gov. Newsom to veto and why?