Sen. Tim Grayson (D-Orinda) is carrying a bill for the Contractors State Licensing Board (CSLB) to reestablish a limited workers’ comp exemption for all sole owner-operators except those holding a C-39 Roofing classification. The bill, SB 291, would immediately reestablish the exemption for four classifications that lost the ability to operate without coverage in 2023 …
The California Insurance Guarantee Association created its own internal special investigations unit (SIU) last year to fight fraud, and officials say the effort has already produced a conviction that allowed the organization to recoup nearly $1 million in fraudulent payments. The unit has had another suspected fraud referral accepted by a county District Attorney and …
The First District Court of Appeal says a lower court improperly awarded summary judgment to a property owner under the Privette Doctrine. A self-employed contractor filed the negligence lawsuit against a property owner after being injured while working on the property. The contractor was hired by a former tenant of a shopping center, not the …
This is the time of year when, in an economy like this, retailers deeply discount their merchandise to get a much-needed infusion of cash before the end of the calendar …
Bee: Poizner Stakes Claim to GOP Faithful California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner is working to tie up the gubernatorial nomination. It appears his progress places him in front runner status. …
North Carolina May See First Rate Decline in Five Years Workers’ compensation insurance rates paid by employers are poised to decline in 2009 for the first time since 2004. The …
This publication has waged a well-documented campaign to test the State Compensation Insurance Fund’s professed commitment to becoming a more transparent organization, a position it has maintained throughout the legislative debate over SB 1145. While Sen. Mike Machado’s bill still awaits action by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, SCIF—to its credit—edges toward openness, well, at least …
Arizona Appeals Court Rejects Attendant Care Claim The Arizona Court of Appeals rules that workers’ compensation insurance does not have to reimburse spouses of injured workers for special care they …