Employer that Lied about Payroll has no Case against SCIF

An employer that lied twice about how many employees it retained when it purchased another company can't collect damages from State Compensation Insurance Fund for failing to disclose that its workers' compensation premiums would go up 57% because of its predecessor's poor loss history, the California 4th District Court of Appeals ruled.Case: Sullivan's Stone Factory v. State Compensation Insurance Fund, No. E054813, 06/06/2014. Unpublished. Facts: Sullivan's Stone Factory purchased most of the assets of Cortima Co. and hired most of its employees. But when Sullivan applied...