Tracking workers’-compensation regulatory activity in California — rate and loss-cost filings, fee-schedule changes, agency bulletins, legislation, and rulings — with original analysis of what each development means for carriers, brokers, and administrators.
In Mayor v. Workers' Comp. App. Bd. (S287261), all seven justices agreed that a petition deemed denied after 60 days cannot be resurrected by a late board order claiming administrative delay — disapproving a practice the WCAB had followed for decades.
CAcourts.ca.gov
Commissioner Ricardo Lara's July 10 decision sets the advisory benchmark at $1.65 per $100 of payroll, the second consecutive year of advisory rate increases in the state.
CAwcirb.com
Acting Administrative Director Nicole Richardson's order updates the workers' comp formulary's drug guidance to track the latest ACOEM Traumatic Brain Injury Guideline.
CAdir.ca.gov
DWC's approved UR regulations codify the SB 1160 first-30-days and AB 1124 formulary exemptions, tighten plan accreditation and oversight, and rewrite investigation rules for claims administrators.
CAdir.ca.gov