Industry Insights
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Aziz: Earning Capacity vs. Seasonal Job Availability | 10/02/2026 | |
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| By: Ishraq Aziz | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| When it comes to seasonal workers’ entitlement to temporary disability, a review of relevant case law shows that an employer’s obligation lies in its duty to protect the injured worker’s lost wages, and not necessarily in finding the applicant alternative or modified work. ...Read More | |||
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Montgomery: State Fund Is Crushing It | 10/01/2026 | |
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| By: Catherine Montgomery | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund is the nonprofit insurer of last resort for California employers. This critical backstop provides, as President and CEO Vern Steiner puts it, “fairly priced workers’ compensation insurance to any California business that n...Read More | |||
| CAAA: Extreme Heat Is Putting California Workers at Greater Risk | 09/30/2026 | ||
| By: CAAA Communications Team | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Extreme heat is becoming an increasingly serious workplace hazard in California, particularly for workers in physically demanding industries. According to a ...Read More | |||
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Barthel: The AI Case Every Adjuster Should Know | 09/28/2026 | |
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| By: Donald R. Barthel | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| (Editor’s note: This blog is the last of a three-part series about artificial intelligence in California workers’ compensation.) ...Read More | |||
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Barthel: Why Unchecked AI Inflates Litigation Budgets | 09/25/2026 | |
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| By: Donald R. Barthel | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| (Editor’s note: This is the second of a three-part series about artificial intelligence in California workers’ compensation.) ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Is California the Canary in the Coal Mine? | 09/24/2026 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Two reports indicate that workers’ comp medical costs in California are climbing. That’s important for two reasons: ...Read More | |||
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Barthel: How AI Can Turn a Defensible Claim Into an Indefensible Nightmare, Part 1 | 09/23/2026 | |
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| By: Donald R. Barthel | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Every generation of lawyers is promised a technological breakthrough that will forever revolutionize the practice of law. ...Read More | |||
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Bair: When Professional Athletes Get Hurt | 09/14/2026 | |
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| By: Jessica E. Bair | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| If you are anything like the average individual, there is something uniquely fascinating about watching professional athletes showcase their extraordinary talent, skills and strengths, as they are the modern-day version of gladiators. But that also presents an interesting question that most ...Read More | |||
| CAAA: DIR Under Fire for Misuse of Workers' Comp Funds | 09/10/2026 | ||
| By: CAAA Communications Team | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The California Department of Industrial Relations is facing serious questions over its use of money dedicated to the workers’ compensation system to pay for internal employee investigations, consultants and other expenses with little connection to workers’ compensation. A ...Read More | |||
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Stewart: Not Again! Another Defective PR-2 Report | 08/31/2026 | |
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| By: David W. Stewart | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| We have all had experience with primary treating physicians who operate a little bit on the lazy side with respect to their PR-2 reporting. ...Read More | |||
