California Work Comp News

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

The latest news about workers compensation in California.

• 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,…
• Trial Court Lacks Jurisdiction to Order Reimbursement on Employer's Lien
  September 29, 2026
  In an unpublished decision handed down Monday, a California appeals court held that an employer had not perfected its lien before an injured worker settled and dismissed her case against a third…
• Jury Convicts Bus Driver of Fraud
  September 29, 2026
  A Sacramento jury returned guilty verdicts on three counts of workers' compensation insurance fraud filed against a bus driver for the Sacramento Regional Transit District who claimed she was assaulted…
• Former Correctional Officer Convicted of Fraud
  September 29, 2026
  The Monterey County District Attorney's Office announced that a former California Department of Corrections officer was convicted of workers' compensation fraud after pleading no contest to felony charges. Lorena Hernandez Alvarado,…
• Golden State Remains Nation's Leader in Benefit Payments
  September 28, 2026
  California retains the nation’s largest workers’ compensation system, with some 17.8 million covered jobs and $1.55 trillion in covered payroll in 2023, according to a California Workers’ Compensation Institute review…

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