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 ...

Clearly, investigating internal employee complaints ... has nothing to do with running the workers’ comp system.” ...

According to the California Department of Industrial Relations, California had 680,152 workers' compensation claims in 2023, based upon first reports of injuries. This translates to 3.6 worker ...

Here is a glimpse into the top stories from The Sacramento Bee on Friday, August 21, 2026.

In 2024, Californian workers faced a tempered legislative and judicial climate following an exciting election cycle from 2024. The California State Legislature and Governor Newsom have adjourned a ...

Here is an easy-to-follow guide any employee should take after an on-the-job injury. Workers’ compensation benefits are designed to provide needed medical treatment to recover from work-related injury ...

The mantra is more important than ever for California’s employers, particularly because the skyrocketing cost of workers’ compensation insurance is driving many firms to lay off workers, shut their ...

If you get hurt on the job in California or develop an illness over time linked to your work, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed with the process of filing a workers’ compensation claim. Actually, the ...

OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--California workers’ compensation spending on Migraine Drugs continues to climb sharply as the use of new, high-cost Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide (CGRP) targeted ...

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