Bill Targets Out of State WC Policy Arbitration Clauses

By Greg Griggs, EditorCalifornia employers with high-deductible excess workers' compensation insurance coverage would be able to prevent their insurers from forcing them into out-of-state arbitration to settle any disputes about those policies, under a bill being considered by the state Legislature.Assemblyman Dave Jones, D-Sacramento, has proposed in his amended Assembly Bill 2490 to change the rules regarding dispute-resolution clauses in excess coverage policies to prevent side agreements from requiring out-of-state adjudication of contracts.Specifically, the bill would require any agre...