Over the last several years Workers’ Comp Executive has not sided with the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s recommendations regarding California’s pure premium rates for workers’ compensation. Rather, WCE has …
By all accounts, Governor Gavin Newsom will win coast to re-election in November. As is the case with most statewide incumbents, Newsom cruised to a significant majority of votes in …
It may not be the exact mid-point in the California legislative session, at least as far as the legislative calendar is concerned, but the rest of the session is starting …
Last year, the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) adopted a new Medical-Legal Fee Schedule (MLFS). In what may have been a profoundly accidental bit of irony, the MLFS was effective …
While people across the nation often look askance at what happens in California – and in the California Legislature – when it comes to workers’ compensation, there are events playing …
Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced it was undertaking a complete review of its operations in light of its response to the Covid-19 pandemic. …
Predictability has been the hallmark of California’s workers’ compensation system for an unusually long time. So, it would seem predictable that this status quo is increasingly susceptible to disruption. Over …
The Presumptions Wars, 2022 edition, can now be downloaded at the California Legislature’s website. On the Assembly side, there is Assembly Bill 1751 (Daly), which would extend the COVID-19 workers’ …