California Work Comp News

The latest news about workers compensation in California.
- The California Senate last week passed a bill that would request a study on the viability of linking workers’ compensation reimbursement for medical services to the value of care provided…
- The California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Friday proposed evidence-based changes to the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule that would adopt the latest guidelines published by the American College of Occupational…
- The California Assembly passed bills that would exempt time spent disputing medical treatment issues from the aggregate cap on temporary disability benefits as well as a measure to create a post-traumatic…
- California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara approved the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s annual regulatory filing. Commissioner Ricardo Lara Among other things, the threshold for experience rating will increase to $10,200 from…
- The California Senate passed a bill that would require the Division of Workers’ Compensation to study differences in benefits provided to injured workers based on gender. Sen. Dave Cortese The Senate…
- The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California will present information during a June 20 webinar about the medical treatment and cost patterns of COVID-19 claims. The program will cover differences…
- A package containing a topical medication used to treat arthritis in the knee, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory solution and adhesive sheets has become a major cost driver among dermatologicals, according to…
- The California Senate passed bills that would require that some utilization reviewers be licensed in the state and would extend a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is compensable to additional…
- Fiscal committees in the California Legislature recently signed off on workers’ compensation bills with a combined projected price tag of more than $10 million. Appropriations committees in the Senate and Assembly…
- The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office announced that Handy Technologies agreed to pay $6 million to settle allegations that it misclassified its gig workers in California. The company, which provides handyman…