DIR’s Employer Assessments Again Top $2B for 2026
How is the Department of Industrial Relations proposing to spend over $2B in employer assessments? Which programs are going up in costs the fastest?
Applied Underwriters’ / CIC Rejected Again
What did the California Supreme Court have to say about California Insurance Company's petition? What are the next steps?
CDI Looks To Tighten Oversight Of Anti-Fraud Grants
What are the changes the California Department of Insurance is considering to get more bang for the buck in fighting insurance fraud? How can you help shape the outcome?
Staffing Execs Indicted for Tax and Workers’ Comp Fraud
Federal prosecutors say they busted an illegal staffing scheme that avoided paying over $90 million in taxes. Who is being charged, and what did they do with the money?
Anti-Fraud Funding Assessment Steady For Another Year
How much will employers be paying next year to fight workers' comp fraud? What are they getting in return for the millions of dollars invested?
Privette Doctrine Protects Homeowner
Who has the liability exposure when a home inspector is injured on the job? Does it matter who paid for the inspection?
Payroll Limits Increasing, Class Descriptions Changing
How much higher is the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau proposing to raise the maximum payroll limits for nearly two dozen classes? What are the changes in class descriptions that are being proposed?
Appeals Court Overturns Summary Judgment In Subrogation Case
What were the procedural errors that undermined a carrier's subrogation win? Where does the case go from here?
Proposed MSAs Undervalued By Nearly $1B
Federal officials say private payers are routinely undervaluing Medicare Set-Asides (MSAs). What do statistics from the 2025 fiscal year show about recent trends?
Appeals Court Overturns WCAB For Medical Necessity Decisions
The Appellate court handed California's Workers' Comp Appeals Board another beatdown. When can the WCAB intervene in a medical necessity dispute? The Fourth District spells it out in a major new decision.
Action Delayed On Three Dual Wage Classes
Why is the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau delaying action on raising the wage threshold for three paired dual wage classifications? Which ones are being delayed, and what is happening with the other 13 pairs?
Industry Backs Draft SJDB Reforms And Offers Improvements
What did the payers and providers have to say about draft changes to the Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit program regulations? What improvements did they suggest to help cut down on fraud?
WCAB’s Overreach
What did the Fourth District have to say to the WCAB -again? Where is the jurisdiction for workers' comp claims filed by out-of-state professional athletes?
Bureau Considering Class Consolidations
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau may be looking at reshaping the property management/building operations classifications. When might changes occur, and what would they entail?
State Fund Third Quarter Results Positive
State Fund's numbers reflect engaged management planning. Renewals are down, but profitability is up. Here's what the numbers reveal.