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?
Court Stays Litigation Pending Outcome Of Workers’ Comp Claim
What are the underlying issues in a workers' comp claim and a concurrent lawsuit? Why do the courts say the workers' comp case has to go first?
Supreme Court Ends WCAB’s Equitable Tolling Practice
Why does California’s highest court say the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board has been unfair to litigants in cases before it? How is the process supposed to work?
Legislators Wrap Up Session Without Major Reforms
What are the workers' comp issues that Gov. Gavin Newsom is now considering signing into law? How did two former workers' comp bills change in the final days of the session?
Qualified Medical Evaluator System Findings
What does a new report commissioned by the Department of Industrial Relations say about the health of California’s med-legal system? What are the recommendations that are being considered to increase the supply of qualified medical evaluators?
Richardson’s Appointment Official As DWC Director
The Governor tapped a new leader for California workers' comp system. What is Nicole Richardson’s background?
Comparing California’s Workers’ Comp Cost and Benefit Ratios
What can we learn about California’s workers' comp costs and benefits compared to other states and national av-erages? Where are the cost and benefit ratios changing?
California’s SIGs By the Numbers
How much payroll is covered by California’s self-insured groups? What do the latest numbers say about their financial health?
Privette Doctrine Protects Landlord In Personal Injury Case
How far up the “chain of delegation” does the Privette Doctrine go to apply workers' compensation exclusivity? What did the First District Court of Appeal have to say on the issue?
Website Privacy Violation Lawsuit Against Carrier
Why did a workers' comp carrier face a possible class action lawsuit? What did the court have to say about the plaintiff and her case?