Every year with the first issue of the new year, Workers’ Comp Executive compiles a list of the “Top Stories” from the prior 12 months. Some years produce more newsworthy …
A Sacramento Superior Court judge refused to block California Department of Insurance Administrative Law Judges from using the findings from a settled case as the basis for deciding another one …
California State Auditor Elaine Howle says some state agencies that opted to purchase workers’ compensation coverage from the State Compensation Insurance Fund rather than participate in the state’s master agreement …
A Southern California warehousing and freight forwarding company is fighting a collection attempt by the State Compensation Insurance Fund for nearly $150,000 in additional premium. State Fund says the company …
The State Compensation Insurance Fund is feeling the impact of California’s competitive workers’ comp market. Its net premium is dropping, and its combined ratio is rising so far in 2019. …
The Santa Clara District Attorney filed workers’ comp fraud charges against the owner of a vocational training school for allegedly taking $650,000 in Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit (SJDB) payments, but …
The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board says in a new significant panel decision that Saturdays do not count in the calculation of working days for completing a utilization review (UR) decision. …