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New Companion Classes, Experience Rating Changes Proposed

The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s governing committee approved making a regulatory filing to create a new companion class for two classifications in the Electronics Industry Group. The filing will also bring changes to the experience rating plan that would allow Covid-19 claims to factor into an employer’s X-Mod. The Bureau is a private organization … Read More »

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Will California’s Supreme Court Hear a 3rd Party Covid Case

A California employer has filed with the California Supreme Court asking it to apply the Workers’ Compensation Act’s exclusivity provision to a third-party liability claim alleging a take-home case of Covid-19. The petition alleges a decision by the Second District Court of Appeal effectively created a “virus” exception to the long-standing derivative injury rule that … Read More »

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Class Rate Changes Impacted By LDG Update

The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s actuaries have updated the class analysis for the state’s 500+ workers’ comp classifications, and the results show larger swings for more classes. Driving much of the volatility this year was an update to the loss development groups (LDG) that each classification is assigned to for loss development purposes. The … Read More »

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Fed-OSHA Issues Vaccine Mandate – Employers Get Choice

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has published its emergency temporary standard. It mandates employers with at least 100 employees to “develop, implement and enforce” a COVID-19 vaccine policy. … Read More »

Long-Covid More Prevalent Than Thought

The report projects that approximately 10% of these mild or asymptomatic cases will suffer persistent symptoms beyond four weeks and, in many cases, for several months. The condition goes by several names, including long Covid, long haulers, and chronic Covid. Officially it is being classified as post-acute sequelae of a severe acute respiratory syndrome (PASC). … Read More »

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Dramatic Increases in Fed, Cal/OSHA Penalties?

Sneaked into the congressional Democrats’ $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill last weekend – shortly before the Budget Committee approved it – are ten-fold increases in Fed-OSHA penalties for serious, willful, and … Read More »

Mayo Clinic Study On Vaccine Effectiveness One Markedly Better

A study conducted by the Mayo Clinic and analytics firm nference compared two vaccines – Moderna and Pfizer – and found Moderna to be more effective against breakthrough infections from all known variants. The study suggests that both messenger RNA vaccines show signs of lessening effectiveness against COVID, including the Delta variant, but further research … Read More »

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Masks Off for Vaccinated Employees in California

vaccination status. Physical distancing standards are also eliminated in many situations. The Cal/OSHA Standards Board has approved revisions to the COVID emergency temporary standard, by a 5-1 vote. Soon after the vote, Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order enabling the revisions to take effect without the normal 10-day approval period by the state Office … Read More »

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