Governor Signs Flawed AB 5 Legislation Into Law
Gov. Gavin Newsom wasted little time in signing AB 5 into law. The bill by Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) is supposed to codify the California Supreme Court’s Dynamex ABC test …
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AB 5 an Apparent Disaster
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 …
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Major Amendments Before Summer Recess
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 …
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Privacy, Worker Classifications And Presumptions Top The Legislative Agenda
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 …
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Massive Appellate Loss for Applied Underwriters’
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 …
America’s Opioid Crisis
The opioid crisis in America is not a recent development. It has as its genesis a wide range of causes, from efforts to treat chronic pain to diversion of drugs …
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