ICA to Discuss Creating Appellate Panel
The Industrial Commission of Arizona is soliciting feedback from system users about creating a panel to hear appeals.
The commission is considering three possible approaches to what it is calling the…
WCIRB Classification and Rating Committee Meets Aug. 11
The Classification and Rating Committee for the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California will meet to discuss classification changes and audit program updates.
Committee members will discuss revisions to classification…
Bill Would Modify Federal Firefighter Presumption Standards
Federal lawmakers are proposing to revise the definition of fire protection activities that qualify firefighters for the presumption that cancer arose from employment.
HR 10001, introduced Thursday, would explicitly add fuels…
Fraud Reporting Bill on Agenda for Wednesday Hearing
The Assembly Appropriations Committee is scheduled to hear a bill Wednesday that would require carriers to report data related to possible premium fraud to the California Employment Development Department.
SB 536,…
Court Upholds SCIF’s Suspension of Attorney for Repeated Failure of Cybersecurity Tests
A California appellate court upheld the suspension of a State Compensation Insurance Fund attorney from her position due to her repeated failure of internal cybersecurity tests.
Case: Bedrossian v. California State…