The Ventura District Attorney did not criminally prosecute a Ventura County temporary staffing company that prosecutors say operated for years without workers’ comp coverage, used forged certificates of insurance, backdated …
The WorkWhile app-based temporary staffing company agreed to pay $4.5 million under a stipulated partial judgment with the San Francisco City Attorney, with $4.1 million of that going to workers …
Three pairs of construction industry classes involved in the excavation and construction of sewers, gas mains, and water mains may be getting a $5-an-hour increase in the dual wage threshold. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s Classification & Rating Committee approved filing for the increase at its meeting last week. The final increase is $1 …
Welcome to 2026. Workers’ Comp Executive is starting its 36th year of covering California’s workers’ comp industry. Here is our annual look back at the biggest stories from the prior twelve months. In many instances, the top stories of 2025 brought closure to issues that had populated this annual review for several years, while other …
Industry concern over a proposed $6 increase in the hourly wage threshold for three construction industry dual wage classifications has forced the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau to delay action on the proposal until January, as it works to garner support for its plan. A Bureau committee, though, did approve a proposal that seeks to …
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau is rolling out a new set of identifiers for labor contractors, farm labor contractors, and Professional Employer Organizations. The identifiers will appear in items such as classification inspection reports, experience rating forms, and risk summary reports. The codes will also appear as class codes, although they are informational only. …
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s Classification and Rating Committee will review a proposal next week to boost the hourly wage threshold for dual wage classifications by $2 to $6 per hour (see chart). The update, if ultimately recommended and adopted, would be the first in two years. The Bureau is a private organization with …