Tag: Workers' Compensation
Workers’ Comp Case Attacks Basic Premise of System, Opens Door to Broader Liability
The California Chamber of Commerce recently filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a California Supreme Court case that will determine whether doctors who review workers’...
New Employment Laws Infographic
The California Chamber of Commerce is presenting handy summaries of new legislation taking effect in 2017 that will affect the day-to-day operations of California...
Court Sides with Employer in Workers’ Comp Case
A state appeals court has ruled that a worker’s claim of a psychiatric injury did not meet the tests to qualify for workers’ compensation...
How to Pay Injured Employee for Medical Treatment Time
One of my employees got hurt at work during regular hours, and we sent him to the doctor for treatment. He didn’t finish getting...
CalChamber Explains New Laws for 2016
The California Chamber of Commerce is presenting handy summaries of new legislation taking effect in 2016 that will affect the day-to-day operations of California...
Workers’ Comp Bills Undercutting Reforms Stopped; Helpful Proposals Become Law
Action taken earlier this month by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. on two bills closed out another successful legislative year in workers’ compensation for...
Bill Undermining Workers’ Comp Reforms Awaits Consideration on Senate Floor
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed “job killer” bill that undermines cost-saving workers’ compensation reforms will be considered next by the full Senate.
SB 563 (Pan;...
Workers’ Comp: State Costs Highest By Far
The biennial study by the Oregon Department of Business and Consumer Services has confirmed that California employers pay the highest workers’ compensation costs in...
