Department of Industrial Relations assessments are at record levels. How much is DIR holding as reserves, and which fund is ...

After California District Attorneys failed for the second year in a row to spend the funds allocated to fight workers comp ...

Should industrial disability leave be treated the same as the temporary disability benefits it replaces in cases where an employer committed serious and willful misconduct? What did the industry have ...

The Department of Industrial Relations is floating changes to the regulations governing the Supplemental Job Displacement Benefits program to root out bad actors. What changes are under consideration?

The Department of Industrial Relations is asking for the workers' comp communities help in de-signing a study of California's post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) presumption. Who can participate ...

XL insurance wins millions from Personnel Staffing Group, a staffing company. Among the is-sues - Is collateral the same as accelerated damages under the deductible provisions of large deductible ...

Are payments related to the sale of a business considered remuneration that employers owe workers' comp premium on? What about accelerated vesting of equity-based compensation? This audit dispute ...

Why is the Workers Comp Appeals Board going to California's Supreme Court? What are the potential ramifications if the Supreme Court does not step in?

The new assessments for funding the Division of Industrial Relations are out for workers’ comp policies, and the total is up again. How much more do they say they need to run the system? What will ...

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 ...

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 ...