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?

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.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing to increase staffing at the Department of Industrial Relations and the Division of Workers' Compensation. Where are the additional resources going, and what will the cost be to employers if the budget is approved?

How is one legislator proposing to reform California’s troubled Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund pro-gram. What is included in the bill and how does it fail to address one of the program’s biggest cost drivers?

How with the millions that California employers give each year to fight workers' comp fraud be divvied up next year between local District Attorneys and the California Department of Insurance? What changes are in the works that could impact their budgets in the future?

Do your clients know about the February 1st deadline for posting workplace injury data? Who is covered, and what information must be posted?

How much do taxpayers actually pay to cover the workers' comp costs of public agencies that self-insure? What does the latest experience data tell us about claims costs in the system?

When can the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board use equitable tolling to act on a petition beyond the statutory deadline? What were the missing conditions in this case?

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board says a carrier erred in how long it reduced a claimant's weekly benefits to pay attorney fees.

What are the employment tests that apply to the relationship between an owner-operator and a trucking company? This recent court of appeals decision delves into the issue and the information it needs to make a decision

What were the top workers' comp stories to emerge in California in 2025? How did these events shape the workers' comp industry last year, and what are the future ramifications?

What coverage is included under a FAIR Plan homeowner's policy, and why is incidental workers' comp being excluded? The Second District explains its reasoning in a new opinion that goes against Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara.

Why did an appeals court send a case back to the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board? What was the failure WCAB admitted?