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?

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

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.

What has helped the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board bring down its backlog of cases? How many were there, and where does it stand today?

What did the workers' comp community have to say about the proposed regulatory changes the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau submitted to the California Department of Insurance? Where are the main concerns?

How did California's workers' comp claims adjusters do in the latest round of audits by the Division of Workers' Compensation? Who failed and how much did they owe injured workers?

What were the claims an injured worker filed against her claims adjuster and provider? How do they jive with the Grand Bargain that is workers' compensation?

What were the issues an appeal court said were not subject to resolution through summary judgment? Get the full details on the court’s application of the Privette Doctrine to the facts in this case.

How much difference to an audit can dual wages and timecards make? A contractor and carrier had a dispute, which has now been settled. Find out the details.

How would a proposed bill expand the powers of California's elected Insurance Commissioner? What are the provisions that are being amended to remove industry opposition?

What's behind the insurance industry's request for another double-digit increase in California's advisory pure premium rates? Why is an alternative recommendation less than half what the industry wants?

Who is the common link in several fraud schemes that have generated hundreds of millions of dollars in fraudulent billings? How did the latest scheme operate?

The Fourth District Court of Appeal slapped down the Workers' Compensation Appeals board pretty hard when it overturned a finding by the WCAB in favor of the original trial judge. What caused the backhand? How did the Fourth District correct WCAB's error?

Who was behind a massive explosion that killed seven workers? What charges are they facing?

What are the provisions in a proposed bill to require staffing agencies to be licensed? Who is for and against the bill and why?