Industry Insights
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Young: AB 5, Truckers and the Ports | 07/14/2022 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The California Trucking Association and various California owner-operator truckers have lost their battle to avoid application of AB 5 to their businesses. On June 30, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case. ...Read More | |||
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Young: Scaling Back | 06/21/2022 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| One of the most controversial 2022 California workers’ comp bills is SB 1127. But that bill has now been considerably scaled back. ...Read More | |||
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Young: Framing Reform Discussions | 05/27/2022 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| This may be a year for significant California workers’ comp reforms. The last major reforms were a decade ago, in 2012, under Gov. Jerry Brown. ...Read More | |||
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Young: The Medical Malpractice Compromise | 05/03/2022 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | |||
| It appears that the California Legislature is likely to approve a negotiated compromise that would revise limits on medical malpractice claims. ...Read More | |||
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Young: The Next Rate Recommendation | 04/28/2022 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Soon, the California Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau will be filing its official written recommendation for an adjustment in California’s advisory workers’ comp rates. On April 20, the WCIRB Governing Committee voted after hearing a presentation by Chief Actua...Read More | |||
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Young: Balancing Study and Action | 03/24/2022 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In life and in public policy, there is often a delicate balance between study and action. Between endless studies and premature action. Or hasty action with no studies. ...Read More | |||
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Young: More Help Needed | 02/17/2022 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| California’s workers’ compensation needs more mental health treatment providers. A bill has now been introduced that may help address the problem. ...Read More | |||
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Young: 2022 Workers' Comp Quiz | 01/21/2022 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Where is California workers’ comp headed in 2022? That’s the subject of the 2022 Workers Comp Zone quiz. Each year I kick off the year with a quiz for workers’ comp savants. ...Read More | |||
| Young: Top 10 2021 California Workers' Comp Developments | 01/03/2022 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| It’s time to take stock of 2021 in California’s workers’ comp system. This is a feature I’ve done every year since starting the blog in 2007. ...Read More | |||
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Young: CHSWC Tightens Up | 12/22/2021 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In 2021, the California Commission on Health Safety and Workers’ Compensation began to be more skeptical about studies it commissions and their quality. ...Read More | |||
