Tag: california workers compensation
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California Employers Threatened By State Covid Regulations
Employers in California have been feeling increased pressure recently, as a string of companies was fined nearly $80,000 by the state’s Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) for allegedly being unable to secure employees from the risks of Covid-19. The Primex Farms’ Wasco pistachio and almond processing plant was cited as having “no plan to protect…
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Attempt To Declare Prop 22 Unconstitutional Junked By California Supreme Court
A case filed with the intention of challenging Proposition 22, the measure categorizing delivery and ride-hailing drivers as independent “gig workers”, was rejected by the California Supreme Court early last February. Judges ruling on the matter decided that the proper venue for the lawsuit would be in a lower court, despite claims calling the decision…
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Covid Claims Surge As Virus Continues To Affect Golden State
The New Year has come and gone, the first quarter of 2021 is well underway, but according to a recent California Workers’ Compensation Institute report, Covid-19 has not shown any sign of relenting. On the contrary, numbers leading up to the 11th of January indicate an alarming spike in coronavirus related claims stemming from the…
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California Workers’ Comp Rates Increase January 2021
California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) has submitted an advisory on their pure premium rates to the State Insurance Commissioner that indicates a rate increase for the year. The new proposal of the WCIRB averages out to a growth of $1.56 in premiums per $100.00 of salary – a 2.6% climb that came after…
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Majority Of Working Californians Not Filing Virus Claims
The California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) recently released a study indicating that most working age Californians that fell ill due to the coronavirus did not file work injury claims. According to their data, only one in every fourteen Covid-19 cases in Californians aged 18 to 65 years filed for workers’ compensation. Furthermore, just one in…
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New Laws Passed In California To Protect Workers From Covid-19
New Laws have been passed in California to protect workers from the on-going coronavirus pandemic. The new laws, namely SB1159 and AB685, focused on improving workers compensation services and allowing employees who have contracted Covid-19 to assume they were infected at work until proven otherwise. Governor Gavin Newsom believes that these “two laws will help…
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Workplace Injury Laws – Do Remote Workers Qualify?
The advent of Covid-19 has forced workplaces all over the world to change their ways – and businesses have not been the same since. Most businesses have switched to a work-from-home setup, allowing employees to accomplish work from the comfort of their own homes. This, in turn, helps keep the wheels turning during a time…
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Healthcare 2020: Five Ways Technology is Transforming the Medical Industry
Technology continues to transform society as advancements in software and computers bring the entire world within anybody’s reach – with just a single touch of a screen. Artificial intelligence looms on the horizon as more and more applications look to revolutionize all human industries, including that of the healthcare industry. In this race to innovate,…
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The Modern Doctor: Five Essential Devices Every Physician Needs Today
Doctors today live in a world that has been transformed through modern technology, which has resulted in the emergence of certain types of equipment that has made this incredibly complicated profession just a little bit easier for everyone. These new devices go a long way in making a physician’s job more convenient and compatible with…
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Five Ways to Reduce COVID-19 Healthcare Stress
Working in healthcare has never been easy – but the emergence of the coronavirus, and the ensuing pandemic and lockdown that transpired because of it, has complicated things to an unmeasurable degree. Apart from putting many health workers in a tough situation by keeping them quarantined away from family, frontliners face death on a daily…