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. …
“We wanted to be a pioneer. We wanted to do something to help our employers change their behavior towards workplace safety,” says Lauren Mayfield, senior vice president of Safety & …
The employer at the center of a dispute between State Compensation Insurance Fund and Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara over State Fund’s tiered rating system is asking a court of appeal …
A federal judge in the Michael Drobot spinal surgery kickback case is refusing to order any of the seven defendants to pay restitution. The Judge says the workers’ comp carriers …
State Compensation Insurance Fund says it is continuing to lose business in California’s competitive workers’ comp market. Its premiums through the first half of the year are down by 15.4%. …
A state audit of workers’ comp injuries suffered by workers and inmates alike at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation was conducted. It found that medical treatment authorizations are …