Heart Presumption Expansion Bill Advances for California State Hospital Workers

Heart Presumption Expansion Bill Advances for California State Hospital Workers

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May 16, 2025 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — Heart Presumption Expansion: A key California legislative committee in Sacramento has advanced a bill that would extend the heart trouble presumption to state hospital workers. At the same time, the committee placed several other workers’ compensation proposals on the suspense file, delaying their progress pending fiscal […]

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Pure Premium Rate: CDI Sets June 10 Hearing on WCIRB Filing

WCIRB Projects Highest Combined Ratio in 14 Years

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May 15, 2025 | San Francisco, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California workers’ compensation faces new financial concerns as the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) forecasts the state’s highest combined ratio in over a decade. The projected 116% combined ratio for 2024 signals challenges ahead for insurers and employers, raising alarms about the system’s long-term

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Workers' Comp Rate Filing Hearing Scheduled by CDI for June 10

Workers’ Comp Rate Filing Hearing Scheduled by CDI for June 10

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May 14, 2025 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — The California Department of Insurance (CDI) has scheduled a public hearing for June 10, 2025, to evaluate proposed changes to California’s workers’ comp rate structure. The review will focus on the latest filing submitted by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB), which recommends adjustments to

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California Recognizes Safe Jobs for Youth Month This May

California Recognizes Safe Jobs for Youth Month This May

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May 13, 2025 | Oakland, CA — MedLegalNews.com — The Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation (CHSWC), a division of the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), has officially launched its annual Safe Jobs for Youth Month campaign. Each May, this statewide initiative underscores the critical need to protect young workers from preventable

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Court Upholds Denial of Knee Injury Claim by Health Care Worker

Court Upholds Denial of Knee Injury Claim by Health Care Worker

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May 12, 2025 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — A California appellate court has upheld the denial of a workers’ compensation knee injury claim filed by a health care worker. The court agreed with the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) that there was insufficient substantial evidence to support the injury claim. The case involved a

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Heart Presumption Expansion Bill Advances for California State Hospital Workers

Labor Dept: USPS Fired Worker for Injury Report Retaliation

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May 12, 2025 | Washington, D.C — MedLegalNews.com — The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has filed a formal whistleblower retaliation complaint against the United States Postal Service (USPS), alleging the agency illegally terminated a worker in direct response to a job-related injury report. The case marks another significant federal enforcement effort aimed at curbing

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Court Sends Back 1970s Baseball Player’s Cumulative Trauma Claim to Determine Injury Date

Court Sends Back 1970s Baseball Player’s Cumulative Trauma Claim to Determine Injury Date

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May 9, 2025 | Sacramento, CA – MedLegalNews.com — A California appellate court has remanded a case to the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) to re-examine the appropriate injury date for a cumulative trauma claim brought by a retired Major League Baseball player. The player, whose name remains confidential in court records, had an active

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