California Work Comp News
The latest news about workers compensation in California.
- A California appellate court overturned a citation against a subcontractor for its alleged failure to protect workers from potential exposure to the fungus that causes valley fever. Case: Granite Construction Co.
- A California appellate court ruled that the exclusive remedy provision of the Labor Code barred a school volunteer from pursuing a civil remedy for her catastrophic injuries from falling while…
- The Los Angeles Times reported that dozens of California workers who cut stone slabs for countertops have developed silicosis. According to the report, Los Angeles County is an epicenter for the…
- The California Workers’ Compensation Institute on Monday published a new study finding that paid losses on lost-time claims fell immediately after the reforms of SB 863 took effect at the…
- The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Governing Committee will hear reports on legislative, regulatory and judicial issues during a Wednesday meeting. Committee members will hear a report on the…
- A California appellate court overturned a jury’s $12.6 million verdict for an injured worker, finding the defendants’ liability was barred by the Privette doctrine. MAS Realty LLC owns a shopping center called…
- The Center for Occupational and Environmental Health at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Division of Workers’ Compensation are partnering to present a four-part training course for medical-legal report…
- A California appellate court in an unpublished decision ruled that State Compensation Insurance Fund could not belatedly challenge an administrative determination that it miscalculated an employer’s policy premiums. In 2018, the…
- A California appellate court has ordered the publication of its opinion prohibiting a family from pursuing a tort action against an employer for a worker’s death. The court’s decision in Jimenez v. Mrs.
- A California appellate court ruled that the operating expenses for five tour buses, including the costs of workers’ compensation coverage for employees, should have been included in the calculation of…