News Digest 7/25/2007
California Appeals Court Upholds Disability Rating Schedule A California appeals court Tuesday sided with an employer and Zurich North America Insurance Co. by upholding the use of a post-reform workers’ …
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LVI The “A” Team
On April 9, almost three years to the day Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed SB 899 into law, two new employer representatives were appointed by the governor to California’s Commission on …
News Digest 3/9/2007
Arizona Lawmakers Incentivize Employer Drug Testing Programs The Arizona House of Representatives approves a bill that would allow workers’ compensation insurers to give policyholders a 5-percent discount for having drug-testing …
Administaff Renews Workers’ Compensation Program With AIG
Professional employer organization Administaff, Inc. has announced that it has renewed its workers’ compensation program and related policies with selected member insurance companies of American International Group, Inc. According to a press release, the AIG member companies will continue to provide statutory workers’ comp coverage for Administaff’s corporate and worksite employees. The one-year renewal arrangement, …
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News Digest 8/24/2006
New Employer Member Vows Active Presence on Bureau Board Public members appointed to the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California governing committee traditionally have been a quiet bunch, but …
Employers Call For Investigation Over Email Flap
The California Coalition on Workers’ Compensation (CCWC), an employer group, is asking Attorney General Bill Lockyer to investigate the legal implications of an email sent from an applicants’ attorney to an Agreed Medical Examiner. The email recently came to light this week causing a quite a furor in the workers’ comp community. The email was …
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CSIA’s Phil Millhollon Works to Get Association on the Map
With a staff of one (himself), former Chevron exec Phil Millhollon hopes to get the word out about the California Self-Insurance Association. Although it’s been around for more than 80 years, a lot of self-insured employers are not aware of CSIA and what it can do for them. As executive director, Millhollon plans to retool …
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