Workers’ compensation insurance pays lost wages and medical benefits to employees who develop work-related injuries or illnesses, regardless of fault.

California Senate Bill 795 has passed will still need to get through the Assembly, a concurring vote and the governor to ...

If you were hurt at work in California, one of the most important deadlines in your case is the 90-day rule. In simple terms, ...

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OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For the third consecutive year, both the number and frequency of work injury claims reported by California’s public self-insured employers declined last year, even as ...

With 2026 under way, California workers’ compensation stakeholders are entering a more restrained legislative and judicial climate as the state transitions into a midterm election cycle. The ...

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After nearly a decade of steady declines, the number of inpatient hospitalizations in California workers’ compensation has leveled off, falling by less than 1% in both 2023 and 2024, according to a ...

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