WCIRB: Cumulative Trauma Comp Claims Rise Sharply

Cumulative trauma claims represent a growing share of California workers' compensation indemnity claims, with post-termination filings and litigation pushing up system costs, according to a report released Wednesday by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California. The WCIRB found that the share of indemnity claims involving cumulative trauma was relatively stable before the pandemic but has risen sharply since then, reaching a high in 2024 of 26% of indemnity claims, up from 13% in 2012. Cumulative trauma claims stem from repetitive physical or mental trauma...