OAKLAND, Calif., June 03, 2025--Long COVID claims represented only 4.7 percent of all California workers' comp COVID claims but 82 percent of COVID claim medical care payments.

Only one out of every 21 California workers’ compensation COVID-19 claims from accident years (AY) 2020-2022 involved medical treatment beyond 90 days from the injury date, but that small number ...

The late May sun cut sharply against Juan Maldonado’s face as he stepped onto the bridge carrying a small bouquet of purple ...

OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--After declining steadily from 2018 through 2022, the number of Independent Medical Review (IMR) decision letters issued in response to California workers’ comp ...

For construction business owners, workers’ compensation insurance is often one of the largest expenses on the balance sheet.

Guidance on state and local employment law compliance for employers of remote and hybrid employees, including the scope of ...

More employees mean more people who could theoretically injure themselves on the job and file a workers’ comp claim. This higher theoretical number of claims may compel insurers to increase your ...

Business NSW backs workers comp reforms amid claims one in five businesses will be shuttered. NSW’s largest business advocacy body has claimed tens of thousands of family businesses will go to ...

Mookhey has played down the impact on injured workers, arguing that of the 12,000 psychological injury claims a year only about 900 people reached the 130-week limit when payments cut out without ...

How to Determine the Reserve on Work Comp Claims. Workers' compensation insurance protects employees who suffer injuries while on the job. When a worker files a claim against his employer's policy ...

Jeff Suchman, president of the union representing local U.S. Department of Labor employees, says that layoffs and budget cuts ...

Without increases to business insurance premiums, that deficit is set to explode to $14.6 billion by 2032 – if the number in psychological injury compensation claims continue to balloon.