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Santa Monica Workers’ Comp claims surge due to ‘catastrophic’ claims

Santa Monica’s workers' compensation program saw a significant 29.5% increase in total liabilities during the 2023-24 fiscal year, largely driven by three catastrophic claims that accounted for ... read more

California makes it easier to receive workers’ comp for coronavirus claims - Los Angeles Times

The order streamlines workers' compensation claims and establishes that any essential worker infected with COVID-19 contracted the virus on the job. read more

CWCI: Long COVID Accounts for Three Quarters of California Workers’ Comp COVID Claim Payments - Yahoo Finance

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. read more

California Employer Wants Comp Claims Settled in Bankruptcy Court

"To my knowledge, this is the first time since the Security Fund was created in 1984, in over 50 self-insured insolvencies, that an employer has attempted to change the court of jurisdiction for ... read more

California government agencies overpaid for workers comp - The Sacramento Bee

Ten California state agencies paid $20 million more for workers’ compensation insurance than they could have had selected a different insurer, according to a California State Auditor’s report ... read more