A former California firework wholesaler office manager was sentenced to two years in prison for …
California Fireworks Officer Manager Sentenced For Embezzlement and ForgeryRead More
California Workers Comp
Over 600 Thai Nationals Trafficked to U.S. Under Guest Worker Program
A Justice Department indictment shows three defendants conspired to coerce the agricultural labor …
Over 600 Thai Nationals Trafficked to U.S. Under Guest Worker ProgramRead More
Heat Illness Prevention in Agriculture Gets Focus in California
Cal/OSHA, the Nisei Farmers League, and 23 other agricultural organizations are teaming up for this …
Heat Illness Prevention in Agriculture Gets Focus in CaliforniaRead More
What Are Medical Foods in Workers Compensation
When the State of California Department of Industrial Relations issued its White Paper in January, …
Supreme Court Extends Federal Reach Against Job Discrimination
The Supreme Court recently increased the reach of the federal laws to combat job discrimination, …
Supreme Court Extends Federal Reach Against Job DiscriminationRead More
Small Number of Calif Comp Doctors Prescribe 80 Percent of Narcotics
A small percentage of doctors are responsible for prescribing close to 80% of Schedule II opioids …
Small Number of Calif Comp Doctors Prescribe 80 Percent of NarcoticsRead More
Employee Dead After Falling Into Meat Grinder
Cal-OSHA is investigating the death of a California worker who fell into a meat grinder. The …
California Division of Workers Compensation Posts Reports
Californias Division of Workers Compensation (DWC) recently posted two annual reports to its …
California Division of Workers Compensation Posts ReportsRead More
Transporting Injured Postal Workers to Non-Existent Medical Appointments
Two Burbank, Calif. brothers face a total of 600 years in prison if convicted of defrauding at …
Transporting Injured Postal Workers to Non-Existent Medical AppointmentsRead More
California May Provide 20 Percent Tax Credit for Workers Comp
California Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, D-Pasadena, has proposed legislation that would …
California May Provide 20 Percent Tax Credit for Workers CompRead More
Audit Finds Mismanagement of Workers Comp Claims in Los Angeles
According to a recently released audit, mismanagement of workers compensation claims in Los Angeles …
Audit Finds Mismanagement of Workers Comp Claims in Los AngelesRead More
LAPD Arrest Another Officer for Alleged Workers Comp Fraud
For the second time in two weeks the Los Angeles Police Department has taken into custody one of …
LAPD Arrest Another Officer for Alleged Workers Comp FraudRead More
California Workers Compensation Claims
California has the most workers' compensation claims, a reflection of its having the largest labor …
Skateboarding Leads to Nine Felony Counts
A 26-year-old Southern California man skated himself into trouble by claiming his broken elbow was …
Is There Discrimination in the Languages Spoken at Work
A national origin discrimination lawsuit was filed by the EEOC against the Delano Regional Medical …
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Seven Californians Convicted in Workers Comp Case
The Monterey County (California) District Attorney's Workers Compensation Fraud Unit has …
Workers Comp Premiums in California May Jump Sharply
A letter warning of expected steep increases in workers compensation insurance premiums was sent to …
Workers Comp Premiums in California May Jump SharplyRead More
Why Some Farm Workers Must Bring Own Water or Go Without
Heat related enforcement efforts recently resulted in the halting of two farming operations with …
Why Some Farm Workers Must Bring Own Water or Go WithoutRead More
CALIFORNIA Lost Time Accounts for 25 Percent of Workers Comp
California’s workers compensation insurers lost more than $1.5 billion in their underwriting in …
CALIFORNIA Lost Time Accounts for 25 Percent of Workers CompRead More
Nurse Staffing Agency Head Nabbed in Workers Comp Scam
A Diamond Bar, California man pleaded guilty to insurance fraud for underreporting the number of …
Nurse Staffing Agency Head Nabbed in Workers Comp ScamRead More
