October 23, 2024 | Dixon, CA — MedLegalNews.com — Cal/OSHA has cited Ruiz Farm Labor in Dixon for failing to protect its employees from heat illness, imposing a penalty of $17,550 for three serious heat illness violations of California’s heat illness prevention standard. The investigation began in June after reports surfaced that the farm labor […]
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California workers’ comp premium trends are the focus of a new Quarterly Experience Report released by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB). The report provides an update on the state’s insurer experience valued as of June 30, 2024. In addition to tracking premium levels, the WCIRB uses the report to highlight shifts
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Comp medical payments in California are drawing attention after a Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) study revealed that, as of March 2023, medical payments per workers’ compensation claim in the state were 10% below the median of a 17-state sample. Titled CompScope Medical Benchmarks for California, 25th Edition, the report assesses med payment, pricing, and
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