Here are the new workers' comp laws taking effect next year. How did Governor Newsom handle the more controversial measures opposed by employers?

If asked by a claimant what information does a defendant have to divulge about excess coverage, policy limits, or other sources of potential payment? What did the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board have to say about penalties for noncompliance?

How is a long-overdue study of the cancer risks faced by firefighter mechanics changing? Who is doing the study and when will there be results?

Why is an employer in a workplace violence case being taken to court instead of being hauled be-fore the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board? What are the claims in the underlying dispute over the death of a school's dean?

When do pro athletes qualify for California workers' comp benefits? How did the Fourth District interpret the 2013 legislative reforms affecting their claims?

The once convicted head of an illegal workers' comp scheme reached a plea agreement with the federal government in another case. What did he admit, and will there be any real consequences for his actions?

Why are the buyer and seller of an managing general agency and a third-party administrator facing off in court? Who is involved and what are the claims?

What did the United States Supreme Court say about a convicted workers' comp fraudster's appeal? Where does the case go from here?

What's behind a collateral demand for over $50 million? Who is involved, and why does the employer say the demand is illegal?

How bad is the cumulative trauma injury problem for California's workers' comp system? Find out how researchers will get a better understanding of the problem?

What is happening with the innovative idea of providing injured employees benefits through debit cards? Only one carrier, the State Fund, found the courage to try out debit cards. Premium sub-scribers can find out the results here.

Why did a federal court find that an employer's interactive process may be discriminatory? What's the next step in the legal process?

What did the workers' comp community have to say about the Division of Workers' Compensation's proposed medical treatment utilization schedule updates? Which guidelines are being updated?

Did a workers' comp carrier report a claim settlement incorrectly or not? What's behind the dispute, and how is it being resolved?

Why did Gov. Gavin Newsom veto a bill that promised reforms for a state program that is costing employers billions each year? What were the workers' comp bills he signed?