A California bill would create expand a presumption covering skin cancer for certain workers to include fish and wildlife and parks and recreation workers. A.B. 334, filed Thursday, would amend workers compensation law to presume that Department of Fish and…
Health care workers pose the greatest risk of developing COVID-19 infections and, relatedly, have been most likely to submit workers compensation claims, according to the results of a study released Tuesday. The study, published in Journal of Occupational and Environmental…
The COVID-19 vaccine rollout has begun in health care and senior living facilities across the U.S., and employers in many industries are eagerly awaiting the chance to have their employees vaccinated against the coronavirus. However, employers must balance their desire…
Initial data on fiscal year 2019/2020 public self-insured claims experience in the California workers’ compensation system show claim volume fell 6.4% compared with the prior year, but medical-only claims accounted for nearly all of that decline, a new report out…
The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board unanimously adopted emergency temporary standards on Thursday to protect workers from hazards related to COVID-19. The emergency standards will be in effect immediately if approved by the Office of Administrative Law in the next…
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that the 2021 minimum and maximum temporary total disability rates will increase on Jan. 1, 2021. The minimum TTD rate will increase from $194.91 to $203.44 and the maximum TTD rate will increase…
The pandemic negatively affected both medical costs and indemnity for workers with soft tissue injuries, according to a study released Thursday by the Workers Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California. Researchers from Oakland, California-based WCIRB analyzed indemnity claims for work-related…
Only one-in-14 COVID-19 cases involving working-age Californians from May through September of 2020 has been claimed as a job injury, while only 1-in-25 COVID-19 deaths among working age individuals has been claimed to be work-related according to a new California…
A new California requirement that employers report to their workers compensation insurers any COVID-19 cases, whether work-related or not, has led to concerns that employers will struggle to comply. S.B. 1159, which Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law on Sept….
Gov. Newsom has passed legislation that shortens reporting time and expands workers’ compensation. As the COVID-19 pandemic draws on, California continues to pass new legislation to protect employees. Both SB 1159 and AB 685 expand workers compensation and reporting while…