Workers' Compensation News
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CWCI: Inpatient Hospitalization Rates Level Off; Spinal Surgeries Continue to Drop | 05/08/2026 | |
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| Inpatient hospitalization rates stabilized in 2024 after nearly a decade of steady declines, while spinal surgeries resumed a long-term downward trend after a brief interruption during the pandemic, the California Workers' Compensation Institute said in a report published Thursday. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts Proposed QME Rules to Forum | 05/06/2026 | |
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| The California Division of Workers' Compensation proposed an informal draft of rules that would clarify eligibility requirements for qualified medical evaluators and establish parameters for listing offices as remote-only office locations. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Files Recommended 10.4% Rate Hike | 05/01/2026 | |
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| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau on Thursday submitted its annual advisory pure premium rate filing to the California Department of Insurance. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Audit Penalties Reach $1M for 2024 | 04/29/2026 | |
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| The California Division of Workers' Compensation issued administrative penalties totaling a little more than $1 million following 36 random and four targeted audits in 2024 that found $442,661 in unpaid compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Court: Determining Responsibility for Concealed Hazard Not Suited for Summary Judgment | 04/28/2026 | |
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| Whether a subcontractor hired to line a pit with concrete was responsible for assessing the safety of the excavation work performed by the hiring party is a question of fact that precludes summary judgment, a California appeals court ruled in an unpublished decision. ...Read More | |||
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Bill to Require Certification of Stone Slab Manufacturing Clears Committee | 04/27/2026 | |
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| A California Assembly committee passed a bill that would create a mandatory certification process for companies engaged in fabrication activities involving manufactured stone. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Passes Airport Firefighter Presumption Bill | 04/27/2026 | |
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| A California Senate committee passed a bill that would eliminate an "outdated" requirement that airport firefighters complete a state-mandated training program to be covered by workers' compensation presumptions. ...Read More | |||
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Administration Explains SIBTF Reforms to Lawmakers | 04/24/2026 | |
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| Second-injury fund reforms must apply to the backlog of about 30,000 unresolved claims to preserve the program and tackle skyrocketing costs, administration officials told California lawmakers Thursday. ...Read More | |||
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Committees Pass Medical Treatment Leave, Staffing Agency Bills | 04/24/2026 | |
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| A pair of California legislative committees passed bills that would require employers to allow workers to schedule treatment for industrial injuries during the workday, and require staffing agencies to provide proof of workers' compensation as part of a new registration process. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Passes SIBTF Bill Amid Competing Reform Proposal | 04/23/2026 | |
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| The Assembly Insurance Committee on Wednesday advanced a bill to overhaul the state's second-injury fund, opting to move a measure the governor has already vetoed as a counterweight to reforms the administration is pursuing through a budget trailer bill. ...Read More | |||
