An Easy Fix for an Interested Legislature
California’s state government is among the world’s largest economies. It is time for it to demonstrate that it can rein in unnecessary and destructive costs that burden the business engine …
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Tulare Guts Its Workers’ Comp Anti-Fraud Program
The Tulare County District Attorney’s office slashed its workers’ comp anti-fraud program to a single, part-time deputy district attorney (DDA) and will no longer handle its own investigations of suspected …
City Sues Former Police Officer To Recover Workers’ Comp Benefits
The City of Westminster filed a lawsuit against a former city police officer and her attorney stepfather for fraud in connection with the workers’ comp claim she filed. The civil …
Maritime Law Supersedes Workers’ Comp
A federal district court in Northern California is allowing the families of three flight crew members to pursue wrongful death claims against Phoenix Air Group under general maritime law. The crew perished after a fire broke out aboard their plane, and it went down off the coast of California as they participated in naval training …
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Workers’ Comp Experience Deteriorates
California’s workers’ compensation industry reported an underwriting loss of $1.3 billion in 2024, as written premium dipped slightly to $15.5 billion, while losses and expenses increased. The 8.4% underwriting loss was the first by the industry since 2014. The totals compare to a 2023 pretax underwriting profit of $1.3 billion, which accounted for 8.5% of …
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Bracing for the Rate Hike Decision
Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the California Department of Insurance are reviewing and evaluating testimony by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau in support of its request for an 11.2% increase in the September 1st, 2025, advisory pure premium rates. They are weighing it against a competing proposal recommending an 8.1% increase that was developed …
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California Improves In Nationwide Workers’ Comp Study
The biennial report by the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services on workers’ compensation costs across the nation has California as the fourth most expensive state. The result is a slight improvement from the 2022 edition of the report, which had California as the third most expensive state and 178% of the national median. …
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Workers’ Comp Bills Clear Major Legislative Hurdle
The California Senate and Assembly rubberstamped the vast majority of the workers’ comp bills introduced this year and sent them on to the other house before last week’s deadline for bills to clear their house of origin. The measures include proposals to expand existing workers’ comp presumptions for first responders and create new ones for …
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