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Dual Wage Timecard Dispute Set For Hearing

The California Department of Insurance Administrative Hearing Bureau will hold an evidentiary hearing this month as it attempts to resolve a dispute over how timecards affect the proper assignment of a very small electrical contractor’s payroll. The carrier is standing behind its reassignment of payroll to the low-wage/high-rate class because the company’s cards allegedly didn’t … Read More »

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Executive Exemption At Issue In Premium Dispute

One of the dangers in buying insurance online rather than through an agent or broker can be the lack of advice following professional questions. This story could be the result of one of those situations. The California Department of Insurance’s Administrative Hearing Bureau is being called to adjudicate a premium dispute between an assisted living … Read More »

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Bills To the Governor

The California Legislature still has a couple of days to wrap up work on bills before a Friday deadline to pass measures this year, but it has already sent several workers’ comp-related bills to the Governor for signature. The measures pending gubernatorial action include bills addressing uninsured employers, expanding 4850 leave, and continuing State Fund’s … Read More »

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Bracing for the Rate Hike Decision

Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the California Department of Insurance are reviewing and evaluating testimony by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau in support of its request for an 11.2% increase in the September 1st, 2025, advisory pure premium rates. They are weighing it against a competing proposal recommending an 8.1% increase that was developed … Read More »

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Workers’ Comp Rate Hike Hearing Set

The California Department of Insurance will hold a virtual public hearing on June 10th at 1:00 p.m. to review the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s request for an 11.2% increase in the state’s advisory pure premium rates. The Department will also hear the alternative proposal for the smaller 8% increase recommended by the actuary representing … Read More »

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CDI Considering Class Changes, Updated ELRs

The California Department of Insurance held a public hearing last week to take public comment on the September 1, 2025, regulatory filing by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau. The proposal, which includes several classification changes, increases to the minimum/maximum payroll limits for certain classes, and updates to the ELRs and D-Ratios, drew little response … Read More »

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$3 Million In Restitution In Two Premium Fraud Cases

District Attorneys in Los Angeles and San Diego notched victories against two employers for underreporting payroll to avoid workers’ comp premiums. The San Diego DA won a $1 million restitution order against a plumbing company, while the Los Angeles DA’s office secured a nearly $2.3 million order against a couple operating three delivery services. John … Read More »

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Bureau Files Classification Changes

The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau officially asked Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to approve changes to the classification system to create a new wholesale baked goods class, eliminate manufacturing classes for sugar, cottonseed oil, and butter substitutes, and move these employers to new classes. The proposal also includes changes for coffee bean roasting, vape juice … Read More »

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