How did Department of Industrial Relations Director Jennifer Osborn respond to questioning at her Senate confirmation hearing ...

The Fourth District Court of Appeal slapped down the Workers' Compensation Appeals board pretty hard when it overturned a finding by the WCAB in favor of the original trial judge. What caused the ...

Who is the common link in several fraud schemes that have generated hundreds of millions of dollars in fraudulent billings? How did the latest scheme operate?

What's behind a bill to extend a payment option for payers and injured workers? How does it work?

It's springtime, and workers' comp reform, like a fresh flower, is in the air. But will the bees propagate the solution, or ...

What's behind the insurance industry's request for another double-digit increase in California's advisory pure premium rates? Why is an alternative recommendation less than half what the industry ...

What are the provisions in a proposed bill to require staffing agencies to be licensed? Who is for and against the bill and why?

The insurance industry is pushing for another round of rate hikes after winning an 8.7% increase last year. How much higher ...

There is important new bill language just in print. The proposed budget trailer bill outlines much needed and extensive reforms to the troubled Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund (SIBTF). It will ...

The Department of Industrial Relations has released its assessments for 2025. The charges are added to employer’s workers’ comp policies, and self-insureds are assessed differently. DIR says the total ...

Dale is the father of Compline, the publisher of Workers’ Comp Executive, Cal-OSHA Reporter and our other publications and sites. He is an award-winning investigative journalist although there are ...

The Department of Industrial Relations just announced its annual assessments for 2024. The total assessments are $1.7 billion – an 8.5% increase from the $1.57 billion for 2023. It is effectively a ...