Medical Board of California Legislative Updates Signal Major Compliance Shifts for Physicians in 2026

Medical Board of California Legislative Updates Signal Major Compliance Shifts for Physicians in 2026

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January 19, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California physicians and healthcare compliance professionals are entering 2026 under a reshaped regulatory framework as several Medical Board of California (MBC)–related legislative changes take effect. From Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES) reporting exemptions to new license fees and physician wellness reforms, the updates […]

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Cal/OSHA Moves to Strengthen Workplace Violence Prevention Rules

Cal/OSHA Moves to Strengthen Workplace Violence Prevention Rules

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January 16, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California regulators are taking a significant step toward expanding employer responsibilities under the state’s workplace violence prevention framework. Cal/OSHA’s revised draft regulations would clarify and broaden how employers must comply with Labor Code §6401.9, signaling a more aggressive enforcement posture as workplace violence incidents continue to

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California Strengthens Equal Pay Enforcement With SB 642

California Strengthens Equal Pay Enforcement With SB 642

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January 15, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California continues to lead the nation in workplace equity reforms with the passage of SB 642 (Limón), legislation that significantly expands state equal pay laws. The law broadens key definitions, extends the statute of limitations for wage discrimination claims, and clarifies categories of unlawful pay practices.

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El Presupuesto 2026 Confirma el Problema Real — y el Fracaso de la Política Pública

El Presupuesto 2026 Confirma el Problema Real — y el Fracaso de la Política Pública

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El Presupuesto de California 2026–27 no deja espacio para distracciones ni interpretaciones engañosas. El Estado de California ha reconocido formalmente que la falla central del Fondo Fiduciario de Beneficios por Lesiones Subsecuentes (Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund, SIBTF) es el retraso: retrasos de años que niegan a trabajadores permanentemente discapacitados el acceso oportuno a los beneficios que la ley les

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Budget 2026 Confirms the Real Problem—and the Policy Failure

Budget 2026 Confirms the Real Problem—and the Policy Failure

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January 14, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — The California 2026–27 Budget leaves no room for misdirection. The State of California has formally acknowledged that the central failure of the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund (SIBTF) is delay—years-long delays that deny permanently disabled workers timely access to benefits they are legally owed. The January

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Critics Say Assemblymember Liz Ortega Was Misled Into Supporting SIBTF Reforms That Targeted Disabled Californians

Critics Say Assemblymember Liz Ortega Was Misled Into Supporting SIBTF Reforms That Targeted Disabled Californians

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January 13, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California Assemblymember Liz Ortega, a prominent labor leader and Chair of the Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment, has come under sustained criticism from disability advocates and workers’ compensation attorneys who argue that she was misled — or “hoodwinked,” in their words — into advancing policy proposals that

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Questions Raised Over 2024 RAND SIBTF Liability Study

Questions Raised Over 2024 RAND SIBTF Liability Study

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January 7, 2026 — An investigation by The Jacobi Journal reports that the RAND Corporation’s 2024 study of California’s Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund (SIBTF) may have overstated the fund’s projected unfunded liability by approximately $6.75 billion, or about 632%, compared with the Journal’s recalculated estimate. The RAND study’s headline figure of a $7.9 billion

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California’s SB 40 Caps Insulin Costs: Key Details for Insurers and Patients

California’s SB 40 Caps Insulin Costs: Key Details for Insurers and Patients

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January 5, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — Starting January 1, 2026, California implements SB 40, landmark legislation designed to address the state’s ongoing insulin affordability crisis. The law caps out-of-pocket insulin costs for patients covered by large, state-regulated health insurers, limiting a 30-day supply to a $35 copay. Additionally, the suggested retail price

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California Lawmakers Target Licensing Barriers for Alternative Birth Centers Under AB 55

California Lawmakers Target Licensing Barriers for Alternative Birth Centers Under AB 55

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January 3, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California is taking another step toward reshaping its maternal healthcare framework as lawmakers revisit long-standing regulatory hurdles affecting alternative birth centers. AB 55 (Bonta) focuses on expanding access to licensed, midwife-led birth centers while addressing persistent reimbursement challenges under Medi-Cal—an issue that has limited care options

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Johnson & Johnson Slapped With $1.5 Billion Talc Verdict in Baltimore Mesothelioma Case

Johnson & Johnson Slapped With $1.5 Billion Talc Verdict in Baltimore Mesothelioma Case

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December 31, 2025 | Los Angeles, CA — MedLegalNews.com — A Baltimore jury has delivered one of the most consequential talc-related verdicts of the year, ordering Johnson & Johnson to pay more than $1.5 billion to a woman who developed mesothelioma after decades of alleged exposure to the company’s talc-based products. According to trial testimony,

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