How much will employers be paying next year to fight workers' comp fraud? What are they getting in return for the millions of ...

How is the Department of Industrial Relations proposing to spend over $2B in employer assessments? Which programs are going ...

What did the California Supreme Court have to say about California Insurance Company's petition? What are the next steps?

Federal officials say private payers are routinely undervaluing Medicare Set-Asides (MSAs). What do statistics from the 2025 fiscal year show about recent trends? Read More... This content is for ...

How bad is the cumulative trauma injury problem for California's workers' comp system? Find out how researchers will get a better understanding of the problem?Read More... This content is for premium ...

What did the Fourth District have to say to the WCAB -again? Where is the jurisdiction for workers' comp claims filed by out-of-state professional athletes?Read More... This content is for premium ...

California employers will pay nearly 5.2% on top of workers’ compensation premium in 2026 to fund the state’s workers’ comp system, Cal/OSHA, labor law enforcement, and anti-fraud programs. Currently, ...

The Appellate court handed California's Workers' Comp Appeals Board another beatdown. When can the WCAB intervene in a medical necessity dispute? The Fourth District spells it out in a major new ...

Why is the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau delaying action on raising the wage threshold for three paired dual wage classifications? Which ones are being delayed, and what is happening ...

The State Bar is trying again to get an attorney disbarred for his work with a workers' comp fraud ring. What does the attorney have to say in his defense?Read More... This content is for premium ...

What did the payers and providers have to say about draft changes to the Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit program regulations? What improvements did they suggest to help cut down on fraud?Read ...

The Fifth District examined an emotional distress claim in the context of workers’ compensation and civil tort litigation. Click here for the full text of its opinion finding that workers’ comp ...