CCWC Panel: With Costly CT Claims on the Rise, Employers Must Consider Options

ANAHEIM, California — Even though the number of cumulative trauma claims continues to grow in California, automatically denying those claims "might not be the best way to go anymore," an employer representative said during a panel discussion at the California Coalition on Workers' Compensation's annual conference on Wednesday. "Do we want to continue to fight it for four to five years or accept it, maintain medical control and continue to handle it?" said Carolyn Horton, Costco's regional workers' compensation manager. "Traditionally, cu...