According to a report from the Insurance Journal, the written premium for California workers’ claims in 2021 was 2% lower than 2020 and 14% lower than 2019. The decrease was driven largely by a drop in the charged workers’ compensation insurance rate. Here, our Fresno workers’ compensation defense lawyer provides a more in-depth assessment of […]
According to reporting from Business Insurance, a proposed workers’ compensation reform bill in California would put a new obligation on employers: The duty to cover the professional services of a licensed social worker when deemed necessary to help an employee recover from the after effects of an on-the-job injury. In this blog post, our Sacramento […]
Employers have a duty to get no-fault workers’ compensation insurance coverage for both full-time and part-time employees (California Labor Code § 3700). If a worker is hurt on the job, they can claim benefits without proving that the employer was negligent or otherwise caused their accident. Of course, that does not mean that a workers’ […]
As defined by Healthcare.gov, a pre-existing condition is a health problem that a person already had before their new coverage starts. Pre-existing conditions can be matters of dispute in workers’ compensation claims. The primary issue: Who is responsible for an injury if an employee already had a medical condition before the workplace accident? In this […]
