Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara effectively split the baby and approved the second consecutive increase in California’s workers’ comp advisory pure premium rates. In a decision released late ...

The Department of Industrial Relations just announced its annual assessments for 2024. The total assessments are $1.7 billion – an 8.5% increase from the $1.57 billion for 2023. It is effectively a ...

Dale is the father of Compline, the publisher of Workers’ Comp Executive, Cal-OSHA Reporter and our other publications and sites. He is an award-winning investigative journalist although there are ...

It’s a 10.4% recommended rate increase in the state’s advisory pure premium rates effective September 1, 2026. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s insurer majority just approved it as ...

The first workers’ compensation rate hike in California in a decade was announced late Friday afternoon. Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara approved an 8.7% hike in the workers’ comp advisory pure ...

The Fourth District overturned the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board in this dispute over Labor Code section 132a penalties. Get the full opinion by clicking here.

The Legislative Analysts Office issued this report detailing the cost drivers in the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund (SIBTF) program and offered possible reforms. Clikc here for the report.

The Newsom Administration released its plan for reforming the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund (SIBTF) program. Click here for the budget trailer bill that details the proposed reforms.

The Fourth District issued this decision delving into AB 5’s business-to-business exemption and the Borello test as it applies to an owner-operator. Get the full opinion here.

What did the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board have to say to the California Supreme Court about its use of equitable tolling for some petitions for reconsideration? Where did the Justices push back ...

How did Department of Industrial Relations Director Jennifer Osborn respond to questioning at her Senate confirmation hearing? What was she asked, and, more importantly, what issues did the committee ...

How much of an increase in permanent disability benefits is a state Senator seeking? What other holdover bills have been amended? Read More... This content is for premium subscribers. To read please ...