WCRI Study – Validates California’s Excessive Workers’ Comp Costs

SACRAMENTO -- The Workers' Compensation Research Institute released the results of two studies on California's workers' comp system to an industry audience last week. They substantiate the existence of the many out-of-control cost drivers that have the state leading the pack in medical and indemnity costs.Before discussing the results, the authors speculated that California's employers and workers would be well served by eliminating unnecessary costs to employers that do nothing to help the injured w