Industry Insights
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Kamin: WCIRB Says Carriers Losing Money Due to Rising Costs | 07/21/2025 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Rising workers’ compensation costs across the board have led the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California to forecast its highest combined ratio in years, which means insurance carriers are losing money at an unusually high rate. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: State Senate Committee to Consider SIBTF Bill | 07/07/2025 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Lawmakers in the California State Senate are scheduled to discuss a bill that proposes changes to the state’s Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund amid the backdrop of the fund’s payouts and employer assessments reaching new highs. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: AI for HR Equals Bad Injury Reporting | 06/20/2025 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| An emergent new trend of using artificial intelligence to replace human resources employees could pose problems for workers’ compensation defendants tasked with confirming whether or not any injuries occurred on the job. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: 4th DCA Clarifies DOI From Date of Knowledge | 06/16/2025 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The date an injured worker realizes he can file a workers’ compensation claim is completely different from the date he knew his disability was caused by a specific job, according to a recently published decision from the 4th District Court of Appeal analyzing how to determine...Read More | |||
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Kamin: Hope Springs Eternal With New District Attorney | 03/26/2025 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The presence of a new district attorney has given hope to antifraud investigators who are waiting to see if a changing of the guard will mean more fraud prosecutions in Los Angeles County. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: Auto Accidents, DUIs and Apportionment | 02/28/2025 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Auto accidents are one of the leading sources of nonindustrial apportionment in California workers’ compensation claims, and a small subset of those result from driving under the influence. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: Not Pressing Charges for Criminal Acts Complicates Post-Term Claim Defenses | 02/10/2025 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Employers can depress the value of post-termination workers’ compensation claims by pressing charges against employees who have committed severe criminal acts, such as stealing large sums of money or assaulting co-workers. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: Wildfires and the Incoming Construction Boom's WC Implications | 01/22/2025 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| A construction boom is coming to California in the wake of the recent devastating wildfires, and it carries significant implications for the state’s workers’ compensation system as communities build back their homes and communities. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin and Larres: Best Remedy for OTOC Is Removal, Not Reconsideration | 11/14/2024 | |
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| Source: John P. Kamin and Louis A. Larres | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| A petition for reconsideration is an inappropriate remedy to a judge’s order taking a matter off calendar, according to a new significant panel decision from the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: Eric Hunter of Bradford and Barthel Dies at 47 | 11/01/2024 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Eric Hunter, a beloved member of Bradford and Barthel’s family and strong contributor to most of the California workers’ compensation defense firm’s technological advances, has passed away. ...Read More | |||
