Bill Would Expand Limitations on Athlete Claims

California lawmakers are again moving to restrict the ability of professional athletes to file cumulative trauma claims in the state. And just as the previous effort to clamp down on professional athlete claims was contemporaneous with the SB 863 reforms — when the system was dealing with costs associated with, among other things, cumulative trauma claims and allocated loss adjustment expenses — the latest effort arrives as the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau reports that both metrics have reached all-time highs.  The WCIRB cited cumulative trauma claim fre...