Industry Insights
Castillo: Key Facts to Consider | 08/18/2020 | ||
Source: Michael Castillo | |||
State: CA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
State lawmakers are considering three separate bills, all of which will be heard in their respective Appropriations Committees in the next two weeks, that would establish various levels of workers’ compensation presumptions for essential workers who contract COVID-19 on the job. ...Read More | |||
Carnahan: COVID Offers Chance to Rethink Work Comp | 08/17/2020 | ||
By: Karlyn Carnahan | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Workers’ compensation pre-COVID was an extremely competitive market and now, as we’re in the midst of COVID, continues to be a highly competitive line of business. ...Read More | |||
Castillo: Remember Their Faces | 07/31/2020 | ||
By: Michael Castillo | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
With the rebuttable presumption enacted by Gov. Gavin Newsom having expired on July 5, millions of essential workers are counting on the state Legislature to act quickly to pass new protections as COVID-19 cases spike across California. ...Read More | |||
Castillo: Profits Before People | 07/08/2020 | ||
By: Michael Castillo | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) released its 2019 California Workers' Compensation Losses and Expenses report last week ...Read More | |||
Castillo: More Protections Needed | 06/22/2020 | ||
By: Michael Castillo | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
As California moves to reopen many parts of the economy — with some counties moving faster than others — more protections are needed for workers as they face new spikes in reported cases of COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
Castillo: Fighting for Equity | 02/18/2020 | ||
By: Michael Castillo | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
February is Black History Month. It's a time to celebrate the contributions of African-American labor leaders as they continue their work to ensure equal treatment for workers everywhere. ...Read More | |||
Castillo: Compounding the QME Crisis | 02/04/2020 | ||
By: Michael Castillo | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The State Auditor's report exposing the Department of Industrial Relations' failure to adequately administer the qualified medical evaluator process continues to ripple throughout the workers' compensation community. ...Read More | |||
Castillo: An Unacceptable Reality | 01/16/2020 | ||
By: Michael Castillo | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Fatal occupational injuries in California jumped to their highest level since 2008, rising to more than 400 deaths for the first time in nearly 10 years. ...Read More | |||
Castillo: Our 2020 Vision | 01/10/2020 | ||
By: MIchael Castillo | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
A new decade is upon us, and with it, new opportunities to improve California's workers' compensation system to better serve and protect the people for which it was created. ...Read More | |||
Castillo: Time to Fix the Problem | 12/20/2019 | ||
By: Michael Castillo | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Coming on the heels of the California State Auditor's recent report detailing the lack of qualified medical evaluators in the state workers' compensation system and its impact on injured workers, t...Read More | |||