Workers' Compensation News
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Appropriations Committees Pass Comp Bills | 05/28/2025 | |
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| California’s projected $12 billion budget did not interfere with the progression of workers’ compensation bills through fiscal committees in both chambers of the Legislature. ...Read More | |||
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9th Circuit Finds Employer Rebutted LHWCA Claim for Cumulative Knee Injury | 05/27/2025 | |
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| The 9th Court of Appeals denied a petition to review an administrative decision that found a worker was not entitled to benefits for cumulative knee injuries under the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. ...Read More | |||
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Court Says Tribal Immunity Extends to Health Care Contractor | 05/22/2025 | |
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| A California appeals court overturned a Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board decision and held that a nonprofit health care organization that works with several Indian tribes is entitled to sovereign immunity. ...Read More | |||
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WCAB Says Judge Exceeded Authority in Ordering Replacement QME | 05/21/2025 | |
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| The California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board said a trial judge incorrectly ordered a replacement qualified medical evaluator for a represented worker because the first provider selected was not available within 120 days. ...Read More | |||
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Prosecutors Lay 15 Felonies on Ex-Cop Suspected of Fraud | 05/21/2025 | |
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| A former officer of the Westminster Police Department was seen drinking and dancing, went on a skiing and snowboarding trip and competed in 5k races despite claiming she was completely disabled from a work-related injury, according to the Orange County District Attorney's ...Read More | |||
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Security Company Owner Sentenced in $3.4M Comp Fraud Case | 05/21/2025 | |
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| Six years of underreporting payroll and dodging insurance premiums resulted in criminal penalties for a San Jose security company owner. The...Read More | |||
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Failure to List Exhibits on Conference Statement Not a Harmless Error | 05/20/2025 | |
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| The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board erred when it held that the failure to list in a pretrial conference the statement reports from a qualified medical evaluator was harmless, a California appellate court ruled. ...Read More | |||
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Commissioner Approves Regulatory Filing | 05/20/2025 | |
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| California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara approved regulatory changes recommended by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau. ...Read More | |||
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Committee Passes State Hospital Heart Trouble Presumption Bill, Sends Others to Suspense File | 05/16/2025 | |
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| The Assembly Appropriations Committee passed a bill that would presume heart trouble is compensable for workers at California state hospitals and is projected to have minor and absorbable costs. ...Read More | |||
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WCIRB Projects Highest Combined Ratio in 14 Years | 05/15/2025 | |
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| The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California projected a 2024 accident year combined ratio of 123%, 10 percentage points higher than the year before and the highest ratio in 14 years. ...Read More | |||
