Workers’ Comp Costs Up for Some California Taxpayers
California’s self-insured cities, counties, special districts, and other public agencies saw an increase in workers’ comp costs during 2021 despite an overall decline in the number of newly reported workers’ comp claims. Overall, taxpayers paid $2.56 billion to provide indemnity and medical benefits to injured public employees – an increase of $81.9 million or 3.3% …