DAs Ask Fraud Commission for More Funding, but Commissioners Aren't Sure It's Possible

Representatives from district attorneys' offices across California pleaded their case Wednesday for more funding to help combat workers’ compensation fraud. But members of the Department of Insurance’s Fraud Assessment Commission said during the meeting that while they appreciated efforts to root out workers’ comp fraud in California, employers might not be able to afford a larger assessment due to the financial realities of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Because of the situation and the employers right now, another increase on the assessment is really going to be diffic...