A new law requires employers to notify employees of their right to attorney representation if they are injured on the job. Employers must add this to the employee notifications that are already required. The bill also requires the notifications to explain how attorney fees are paid in the workers’ comp system. Governor Gavin Newsom signed …
Biz Groups Oppose Ma’s Sick Leave Law California Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, D-San Francisco, is backing legislation that would guarantee employees as many as nine days of paid sick leave a …
Santa Cruz Library Chips Away at Workers’ Comp Claims Only three new workers’ compensation claims were filed by employees of the Santa Cruz Library in 2007, compared with the record …
Critics Blast Beehive State Bill as Anti-Illegal Immigrant A Utah lawmaker introduces a bill that seeks to hold both employers and employees more accountable in disability claims, but critics say …
Gilroy Faces Spiraling Benefits Costs In Gilroy, the cost of covering city employees’ benefits has risen 72 percent over the past six years, outpacing the city’s total budget expenditures more …
L.A. County Supervisors Probe Long-Term Leave Abuses In Los Angeles County, where nearly one quarter of the county’s 100,000 employees have open workers’ compensation cases, the L.A. County Board of …
New Law Requires New York Employers to Have Full Coverage Under a new law, insured employers with any employees in New York now must have workers’ compensation insurance policies providing …
San Jose Beleaguered by High Workers’ Comp Costs Five years ago, the city of San Jose cut costs by slashing its risk management staff, which vetted workers’ compensation claims and …