SCIF Joins Lien-Fee Litigation in Central District as Amicus

The State Compensation Insurance Fund on Monday received permission to join a dispute in the U.S. District Court for Central California over the constitutionality of the lien provisions in Senate Bill 863.SCIF, the state's largest provider of workers' compensation coverage, is arguing that provisions in SB 863 exempting health insurers from having to pay the $100 lien-activation fee and $150 lien-filing fee do not violate principles of equal protection.State Fund filed its amicus brief in the case of Dr. Robin Chorn v. Gov. Jerry Brown et al., one of five cases challenging the constitu...