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CHSWC Commissioners Push For More Frequent Meetings

Seeking to “reinvigorate” its work as the analytical arm of state government charged with recommending improvements for the health and safety of workers and the functioning of the workers’ compensation system, commissioners at the Commission on Health, Safety and Workers’ Compensation are backing a move to hold meetings more often. In recent years, the Commission … Read More »

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Why Was the General Contractor Not Liable In Subs Employee’s Fall

The general contractor on a project to construct a four-story multi-unit residential building is not liable for the injuries a plasterer sustained when he fell due to a faulty scaffolding safety rail. The Fourth District Court of Appeal notes that a subcontractor employed the injured worker, and the worker’s employer was responsible for inspecting and … Read More »

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Court Says Worker’s Malpractice Complaint Untimely

In a case that demonstrates how many ways a workers’ comp claim can go, the Sixth District Court of Appeal says an injured worker who allegedly sustained additional injuries from the medical treatment she received under her workers’ comp claim failed to file her medical malpractice complaint in a timely manner. The court upheld the … Read More »

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More MEWA Developments

State and federal officials are continuing their efforts to hold accountable those behind the illegal multi-employer welfare arrangement (MEWA) operation that sold a purported alternative to actual workers’ comp coverage. … Read More »

Court Blocks Subcontractor’s Lawsuit Due To Lack Of Coverage

In an interesting case that provides an important example brokers can use, the Fourth District Court of Appeal blocked a subcontractor’s lawsuit against a general contractor for nonpayment. The reason is that the sub performed part of the work while it did not have workers’ comp coverage. The lapse of the company’s workers’ comp policy … Read More »

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New Approach To Pure Premium Rates, ELRs Coming

The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s Classification and Rating Committee received a briefing on the Bureau’s plans to develop advisory pure premium rates and expected loss rates (ELRs) extending to three decimal places. The change is under consideration to make it easier to adjust rates for low-hazard, low-rate classifications without running afoul of the 25% … Read More »

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CIGA’s Future Workers’ Comp Liabilities Drops Below $1B

The California Insurance Guarantee Association’s board of directors heard from their independent actuary that the association’s estimated future workers’ comp liabilities is now valued at less than $1 billion. The association’s ongoing effort to close out claims and the dearth of new claims has helped it eliminate nearly $680 million in estimated liabilities over the … Read More »

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Ruling Preserves Ballot Access For Workers’ Comp Measures

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