Agency Brings $555K Premium Fight to Supremes, 9th Circuit

A nurse staffing agency has asked the California Supreme Court and the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to rule that the California Insurance Commissioner contradicted federal tax regulations by requiring it to track per diem payments to its employees and pay an extra $555,328 in premiums.The 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled in a published decision requiring Readylink Healthcare to pay the premiums to State Compensation Insurance Fund, but Readylink is continuing its six-year-long battle by appealing to the state Supreme Court and filing a separate action at the 9th Circuit.A State Fund aud...