Cal/OSHA Urges Ventura County Employers to Protect Workers from Wildfire Smoke Exposure

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November 8, 2024 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — Wildfire smoke protection is a critical concern for Ventura County employers as Cal/OSHA urges businesses to take necessary precautions to safeguard their workforce from unhealthy air caused by wildfire smoke, particularly in areas currently affected by the Mountain Fire. The impacted zones include Oxnard, Camarillo, and […]

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California Labor Commissioner’s Office Recovers Nearly $1 Million in Unpaid Wages for Bakery Workers

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November 8, 2024 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com -– In a major win for labor rights, the California Labor Commissioner’s Office (LCO) secured $942,604 in settlements to pay back unpaid wages to 187 former employees of Baked in the Sun, a Vista-based bakery that abruptly closed, leaving workers unpaid. Each worker will now receive over

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The Guardian Group foreign medical doctors

Foreign MDs Find Path to US Residency Placement in Med-Legal Industry

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November 4, 2024 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — The Guardian Group, LLC, a Med-Legal Exam firm based in California, has embraced an innovative staffing model; it employs foreign-trained medical doctors in support roles. Although these roles are temporary, they offer international doctors a crucial stepping stone toward a career in US medicine. Consequently, this

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Cal/OSHA Introduces New Translation App to Enhance Communication with Workers Across California

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October 31, 2024 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com —To improve worker safety and bridge communication barriers, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has introduced an advanced translation app in a pilot program. Developed by TranslateLive, this tool enables Cal/OSHA personnel to communicate in over 200 languages and dialects, creating a safer and

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Rising Liabilities in California's SIBTF

Rising Liabilities in California’s SIBTF

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October 28, 2024 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — SIBTF liabilities are mounting as California’s Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund, a state-run program offering supplemental benefits to injured workers with preexisting conditions, faces increasing financial strain from surging claims. The SIBTF’s 2024 report shows annual payouts surged from $13.6 million in 2010 to $232 million

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California workers' compensation claims

Fewer Claims, Higher Losses for CA Workers’ Comp Self-Insureds

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October 25, 2024 | Oakland, CA — MedLegalNews.com — Self-insured workers in California saw claim volume in the state’s workers’ compensation system fall 9.5% in 2023, producing the biggest year-to-year decline in private self-insured claim frequency in more than 15 years. But double-digit increases in the average amounts paid and incurred on these claims drove

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Check out our blog about Are Migraine Drugs Becoming a New WC Cost Driver?

Are Migraine Drugs Becoming a New WC Cost Driver?

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October 25, 2024 | Oakland, CA — MedLegalNews.com — Migraine Drugs represented less than 1% of all prescriptions dispensed to California injured workers in 2023 but they consumed 4.7% of workers’ compensation drug payments, a nearly 8-fold increase since 2018, which a California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) study links to the emergence of several high-cost

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California workers' compensation wage increase

SAWW Increase Bumps California WC Benefits for 2025

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October 24, 2024 | Oakland, CA — MedLegalNews.com – California’s State Average Weekly Wage (SAWW) rose nearly 3.8 percent in the year ending March 31, 2024, which will increase California workers’ compensation temporary total disability (TTD) and permanent total disability (PTD) rates for 2025 work injury claims and other workers’ compensation benefits that are tied

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Check out our blog about Opioid Prescribing for Injured Workers in California: 2017-2023

Opioid Prescribing for Injured Workers in California: 2017-2023

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October 23, 2024 | Oakland, CA — MedLegalNews.com – Opioid prescribing in California workers’ compensation has declined more sharply than in the state’s overall population, according to a new California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) analysis of 2017-2023 opioid prescription data from the California Department of Justice’s Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES) database.

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