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Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara made his decision on California's pure premium advisory rates official. How much are they going up?
Did the statute of limitations run out on a former professional ballplayer's California workers' comp claim? Who will be liable if the decades-old injury is deemed compensable?
In an interesting workers' compensation case that decides when tribal sovereign immunity extends to a medical contractor hired by a tribe? Learn what are the factors that must be considered.
A controversial study by the state of Oregon is out and says California is improving but still one of the more ex-pensive states in the nation for workers' comp. How much better were California’s ...
Who are the workers' comp carriers grabbing more market share in California, and which ones are backing away? Who's up, who's down? The latest numbers are here.
How are employers trying to improve California's med-legal process? What are the specific changes being proposed?
Who are the carrier players in California's excess workers' comp market? Who is on self-insureds, SIGs, and PEOs? How do their numbers compare to 2023?
A Professional Employer Organization contract does not protect an employer from penalties if the PEO is not properly insured for workers' compensation coverage. Workers' Comp Executive explores and ...
The Commission on Health, Safety, and Workers' Compensation is following a legislative mandate and is going out to bid for a study of PTSD claims. Why do the experts say there is really not much there ...
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal issued this decision interpreting the AMA Guides application to a U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (USL&H) case involving hearing loss. Get the ...
How did an employer overcome a federal presumption that an employee’s knee troubles were a compensable consequence of work? What are the underlying facts in the case?
A major staffing industry villain is going to jail for years. What's next on the docket for the convicted tax cheat?