Employers Anticipate Comprehensive Reforms in 2027

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Employers are gearing up for negotiations over permanent disability benefits and broader reforms next year, the chief lobbyist for the California Coalition on Workers' Compensation said Wednesday. The goal of the reforms is to balance any increase in benefits with potential changes to medical delivery processes and savings on medical-legal costs and cumulative trauma claims, Jason Schmelzer said during the CCWC 22nd Annual Conference and Legislative and Educational Forum at Disney's Grand Californian Hotel. Schmelzer said he was hopeful that SB 555, which ...