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Biosimilars and Cannabis In Workers’ Comp

The Division of Workers’ Compensation’s Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee members coalesced around a recommendation concerning how the Division should deal with the emerging group of biosimilar drugs coming onto the market. Coverage for cannabis was also considered, but they decided to follow the federal government’s lead. Biologics are medications produced through biotechnology from ingredients derived … Read More »

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2024’s Biggest News

Welcome to 2025 and Workers’ Comp Executive’s 35th year covering the California workers’ comp industry. Here is our annual review of the top workers’ comp stories that made headlines last … Read More »

Multiple Parties in SIBTF Fraud

Physician Kevin Tien Do appeared in federal court last week and pled guilty to a two-count federal indictment related to a scheme to defraud the state’s Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust … Read More »

2025 Workers’ Comp Assessments

The Department of Industrial Relations has released its assessments for 2025. The charges are added to employer’s workers’ comp policies, and self-insureds are assessed differently. DIR says the total cost … Read More »

Broker Enhances Relationship

Dear Editor:   I have been an insurance broker for 27 years, during which time I have dealt with the problematic California business environment and insurance marketplace.   Your publication gives me ideas about where industry segments are headed, indications of overall marketplace conditions, and, importantly, California’s legal environment.   You recently published articles about … Read More »

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Ninth Circuit Interprets AMA Guides Application In USL&H Case

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal says an injured longshoreman with hearing loss in one ear and bilateral tinnitus is only due benefits for the actual loss of hearing suffered on the job and cannot obtain a bilateral rating under the AMA Guides. However, the court left unanswered the question of whether the worker’s tinnitus … Read More »

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Injured Brakeman Gets New Trial & Expert Witness

The Second District Court of Appeal ordered a new trial in Terrence Richard’s negligence lawsuit against Union Pacific Railroad company after being injured in a fall from the train where he was working as a brakeman. The second time around Richards will also be able to call his expert witness who was originally blocked from … Read More »

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