The number of COVID-19 workers’ compensation claims in California has seen a steady climb, reaching a total of 31,612 from when the pandemic started until the end of July, according to the latest figures from the Division of Workers’ Compensation. In July, 9,515 California workers filed COVID-19 workers’ compensation claims, as well as 74 coronavirus-related […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a measure into law that will greatly expand when employers are required to report workplace injuries to Cal/OSHA. The new law, AB 1805, broadens the scope of what will be classified as a serious illness or injury which regulations require employers to report to Cal/OSHA “immediately. As of yet, there […]
There is a new trend of legal actions against companies whose employees are required to wear protective clothing and gear at work.
Renewing your Workers’ Compensation insurance shouldn’t be an automatic.
There are serious rumblings coming from the great state of California workers comp rate-making body that costs are escalating at a rapid clip, with the agency signaling that it will likely ask the state insurance commissioner to increase benchmark rates substantially for next year.