Legislative efforts to codify the California Supreme Court’s Dynamex decision and its “ABC” test for differentiating between independent contractors and employees are nearly complete. And they are –– says almost …
As the California Legislature approached its Summer Recess, the workers’ compensation community was not unlike the old traditional James Bond martini – shaken, not stirred. The year began with no …
The annual bill introduction period is behind us and among the 2,600+ bills introduced are proposals to exempt the workers’ comp system from new consumer privacy rules; expand, constrain and/or …
Not every major event in a legislative session can be measured by a bill that gets signed into law. Such is the case this year when Governor Brown vetoed Assembly …
The California workers’ comp industry let out a collective sigh relief when the California Supreme Court, today, handed down its decision in King v. CompPartners. The ruling upheld the workers’ …
The California Supreme Court has effectively created two different standards for determining proper classification – one for wage and hour issues and another for determining whether a worker is an …
A California Court of Appeal just handed Applied Underwriters a significant defeat. The case will affect Applied negatively in its numerous battles with California employers formerly enrolled in its EquityComp …
Shatterproof is a national nonprofit organization. Per its charter, Shatterproof is, “…dedicated to ending the devastation addiction causes families”. Its work goes beyond the specific issues surrounding opioids to a …