Industry Insights
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Johnson: A Proposed SIBTF Trailer Bill, Procedural Morass and Judicial Chaos | 03/06/2026 | |
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| By: Arthur L. Johnson | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund reforms that Gov. Gavin Newsom is pitching, proposed Labor Code Sections 4754.1(c), (g) and (e) co...Read More | |||
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Johnson: Preliminary Thoughts on the 2026 SIBTF Trailer Bill | 03/04/2026 | |
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| By: Arthur L. Johnson | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The changes proposed by the Gov. Gavin Newsom administration in the SIBTF trailer bill are going to have wide-ranging and serious effects, both o...Read More | |||
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Chetcuti: Issues With Rader Significant Panel Decision | 03/02/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| On Jan. 8, 2026, a significant panel decision was issued in Rader v. Ticketmaster Corp. and SCIF, wherein the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board found jurisdiction beyond f...Read More | |||
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Paduda: The Connection Between Medicaid and Workers' Comp | 02/27/2026 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Workers' comp and Medicaid are intertwined. ...Read More | |||
| CAAA: Workplace Injury Numbers Shift, but Key Risks Persist | 02/25/2026 | ||
| By: CAAA Communications Team | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| California saw a 4% decline in employer-reported workplace injuries and illnesses in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, following a sharp ...Read More | |||
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Lang: Proposed LC 5710 Fees Guidelines | 02/20/2026 | |
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| By: Shannon M. Lang | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Who hasn’t experienced working so hard to get the case settled, only to have it held up by applicants' attorneys raising the issue of “unpaid” Labor Code Section 5710 fees? ...Read More | |||
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Barthel: Even Super Bowl Winners May Lose in Comp | 02/18/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Approximately 135 million viewers around the world tuned in to watch the New England Patriots (again!) take on the Seattle Seahawks at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara for Super Bowl LX. ...Read More | |||
| CAAA: Misuse, Misrepresentation of Interpreter Credentials Grow in Comp | 02/12/2026 | ||
| By: CAAA Communications Team | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Concerns are mounting among California’s certified medical interpreters about the growing misuse and misrepresentation of interpreter credentials in workers’ compensation medical-legal settings. Since 2022, members of the Northern California Translators Association and its Wor...Read More | |||
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Langham: On Self-Insurance | 02/06/2026 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| I recently had the chance to speak to a group of workers' compensation professionals from around the nation. They are each involved with self-insurance, a term that has evolved over the years that I have been involved in this community. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Catastrophic Claims Are Changing | 02/04/2026 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Excellent research on high-cost work comp claims by NCCI’s Brett Foster and Yuchen Su indicates that we need to take a step back and revisit how we characterize, think about and manage catastrophic claims. ...Read More | |||
