California Work Comp News

Published by Howdy Workers on April 29, 2023 May 2, 2023

The latest news about workers compensation in California.

• Cal/OSHA Cites Two Employers $212,500 for Fatal Tunnel Collapse
  October 16, 2026
  A tunnel collapse near Knights Ferry that left one worker dead and another seriously injured resulted in $212,500 in penalties against two companies, according to the state workplace safety agency…
• Court Rejects Gardena Officer's FEHA Claim
  October 14, 2026
  A California appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of a former Gardena police lieutenant’s disability and age discrimination lawsuit. The city’s retiree health insurance eligibility requirements did not establish unlawful discrimination,…
• WCIRB: Average Charged Rates May Be Increasing From Historic Lows
  October 9, 2026
  The average rates California employers pay for workers' compensation coverage may be increasing from historic lows following a decade of steady declines. In a new analysis of insurer experience through June…
• DWC Updates More Fee Schedules
  October 8, 2026
  The California Division of Workers' Compensation announced that it has updated the hospital outpatient department and ambulatory surgical center, and the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies sections of…
• CAAA Opens Registration for 2027 Winter Convention
  October 7, 2026
  The California Applicants' Attorneys Association opened registration for its 2027 Winter Convention, scheduled for Jan. 21-24 in Rancho Mirage. CAAA said the event will explore trends in California workers' compensation as…
• Cal/OSHA Reminds Employers to Protect Workers Amid Heat Wave
  October 6, 2026
  The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health said rising temperatures throughout the state resulted in extreme heat warnings running through Thursday and reminded employers to implement cool-down areas, rest…
• DWC Updates Fee Schedules
  October 6, 2026
  The California Division of Workers' Compensation updated the physician services and nonphysician practitioner services, and the pathology and clinical laboratories sections of the Official Medical Fee Schedule. The division announced that…
• CWCI Posts Summary of 2026 Bills
  October 5, 2026
  The California Workers' Compensation Institute posted a summary of bills enacted during the 2026 session that may be of interest to the workers' compensation community. The big news from the session…
• Court: Carrier's Conversion Claim Fails Without Adjudication of Comparative Negligence
  October 2, 2026
  A workers' compensation carrier cannot pursue conversion and related claims to recover a disputed lien from an injured worker's third-party settlement before the employer's comparative negligence has been adjudicated, a…
• Former Sheriff's Deputy Sentenced to Five Months for Fraud
  October 1, 2026
  A former San Mateo County sheriff's deputy was sentenced to five months in prison Tuesday after he was convicted of workers' compensation fraud, according to a report by KRON-TV. Jorden Tuiveta Faatiga,…

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