FLASH REPORTS
Flash: Another Workers’ Comp Rate Hike
The insurance industry is pushing for another round of rate hikes after winning an 8.7% increase last year. How much higher are rates likely to go?
Flash: Administration’s Proposed SIBTF Reforms Are Out
The Newsom Administration is proposing to reform the troubled Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund program and bring real reform. What specific reforms are being proposed?
Flash: Superior Court Judge Cops To Workers’ Comp Fraud
The identity of a formerly unnamed and uncharged co-conspirator in a Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund fraud case is revealed. What are the consequences that he is facing?
ARTICLES
SIBTF Reform Moving Forward
What are the key differences between the competing proposals to reform California's troubled Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund program? Who is backing each version?
Staffing Registration Bill
What is the most troublesome provision in a proposed staffing agency registration bill? How was it just amended in committee?
Senate Committee Micromanages DIR
What's the logic behind cutting positions paid for with special funds to close a budget hole in the General Fund? A Senate budget committee tries to get to the bottom of it.
WCAB Working Through Backlog
What has helped the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board bring down its backlog of cases? How many were there, and where does it stand today?
Dual Wage Changes, Payroll Limits Under Review
What did the workers' comp community have to say about the proposed regulatory changes the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau submitted to the California Department of Insurance? Where are the main concerns?
10% of Injured Workers Shortchanged
How did California's workers' comp claims adjusters do in the latest round of audits by the Division of Workers' Compensation? Who failed and how much did they owe injured workers?
Plaintiff Faces Workers’ Comp Exclusivity
What were the claims an injured worker filed against her claims adjuster and provider? How do they jive with the Grand Bargain that is workers' compensation?
Appeals Court Finds Triable Issues In Privette Doctrine Case
What were the issues an appeal court said were not subject to resolution through summary judgment? Get the full details on the court’s application of the Privette Doctrine to the facts in this case.
Premium Audit Dispute Over Timecards & Dual Wage
How much difference to an audit can dual wages and timecards make? A contractor and carrier had a dispute, which has now been settled. Find out the details.
CDI Enforcement Bill Advances On Promised Amendments
How would a proposed bill expand the powers of California's elected Insurance Commissioner? What are the provisions that are being amended to remove industry opposition?
Rate Increase Drivers Identified
What's behind the insurance industry's request for another double-digit increase in California's advisory pure premium rates? Why is an alternative recommendation less than half what the industry wants?