Court Denies Employer Relief From Default Judgment on Unpaid Premiums

A California appellate court ruled that an employer was not entitled to relief from its default judgment against him for failing to pay his workers’ compensation premiums. Case: Creditors Adjustment Bureau Inc. v. Halajian, No. F090331, 10/20/2026, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: The Creditors Adjustment Bureau Inc., as the assignee for the State Compensation Insurance Fund, filed a complaint in Fresno County Superior Court against Barry Halajian. The complaint alleged that Halajian did business as Industrial Electrical and that he owed SCIF $86,858.26 for four workers&rsqu...