Attorneys Face Disbarment For Capping Deals
New penalties are coming for applicants' attorneys caught paying cappers for client referrals. How steep are the fines, and what else is in the bill?
Appeals Court Rejects Employer’s Lien On Third-Party Settlement
What did an employer fail to do to protect its right to a share of a third-party liability settlement that its injured employee negotiated? The Fourth District breaks down in this recent decision.
Lyft Settles Misclassification Lawsuit, Uber and Others Fight On
What are the terms of a landmark employee misclassification settlement against Lyft? How much of the money will actually go to the drivers?
Applicant’s Attorneys Capping Scheme
Who got caught buying referrals for workers' comp clients? What penalties are they facing for their crimes? More importantly, what firms got 12,000 more referrals?
Updated Anti-Fraud Grant Regulations
How did proposed regulations for anti-fraud grant funding change as a result of the initial public comment period? What changes are now out for public comment?
Owner Exclusion Dispute Prompts Appeal
A carrier is trying to collect premium for payments made to a member of a limited liability company. It is a case brokers should be aware of and understand. Why does the carrier say the owner exclusion rules don’t apply?
CDI-Backed Bills Signed Into Law
How will two new laws affect enforcement actions by the California Department of Insurance? What are the measures, and when do the changes take effect?
Premium Audit Accuracy Fines Approved
More carriers could face enforcement actions and fines for classification errors under new rules adopted by the WCIRB. What are the changes, and when do they take effect?
Restitution Loophole Closed
How does a new law improve victims’ rights to collect restitution? What loophole complicated the issue?
State Fund Petitions To Stay Involved In X-Mod Dispute
Kombucha bottler GR Living Foods admittedly underreported its payroll, which generated a huge X-Mod, and is now challenging the calculation of the same. It’s under investigation. Here is the status of the case and some wildly unbelievable facts. Premium subscribers can find them out here...
Increase In CT Claims Driving Medical Lien Filings, C&Rs
How prevalent are cumulative trauma claims becoming in California’s workers' comp system? Where are they impacting the claims environment?
Workers’ Comp Medical Costs Outpacing Inflation
What do two recent studies tell us about medical costs in California’s workers' comp system? Where do they agree and where do they differ?
Audit Dispute Over Independent Contractor Payments
Did an insurance carrier change its policy provisions, or did the insured operations change? How much is at stake in this dispute over the use of independent contractors?
DWC Preparing Busy Regulatory Schedule
What is included in the plethora of new regulations in the works at the Division of Workers' Compensation? When will the rulemaking process start?
Workers’ Comp Classification Dispute
What happened when an employer formally appealed a classification decision? How was the case resolved and in whose favor?