In a hard-hitting fact-based editorial, publisher Dale Debber encourages Governor Gavin Newsom to veto AB 1329. Clear content, click here to learn the facts.

The Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund, (SIBTF), is in deep trouble and it’s affecting every government and private employer. The legislature needs to act now to protect California. Read why and how by clicking here…

The Governor made major changes to the leadership at the Department of Industrial Relations. New people will fill the top two positions. Who are they and where did they come from? Click here for the whole story.

Is your adjuster or TPA properly handling your employees’ workers' comp claims or are they adding to the friction in the system and spawning litigation? How is the Division of Workers' Compensation making it hard if not impossible to answer this question?

How did a state court resolve a major workers' comp fraud case against a staffing industry official? What were the terms?

A pending proposal recommends major increases in the wage thresholds for some construction classifications. How big and what is driving the increase?

What are the changes the Division of Workers' Compensation is considering for the Electronic Adjudication Management System regulations? How can you make your voice heard?

When are timecards required, and what must they contain? Dual wage classes have requirements. All this leads to a dispute about the audit premium.

What did a federal judge have to say about an injured worker's claims that he was improperly denied care?

How do the workers' comp claim frequency rates compare between telecommuters and their counterparts who commute to work? What does the latest research show?

What did the workers' comp community have to say about the latest changes to proposed regulations for utilization review? What's the next step in the process?

Here are the new workers' comp laws taking effect next year. How did Governor Newsom handle the more controversial measures opposed by employers?

If asked by a claimant what information does a defendant have to divulge about excess coverage, policy limits, or other sources of potential payment? What did the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board have to say about penalties for noncompliance?

How is a long-overdue study of the cancer risks faced by firefighter mechanics changing? Who is doing the study and when will there be results?