WCIRB Lowers Mid-Range Estimate of COVID Workers Comp Costs by $10B May 27, 2020 By Susanne Sclafane The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California published estimated costs of allowing state workers to receive benefits for COVID-19...
California Prepares for More Wildfires as Coronavirus Challenges Budget May 14, 2020 By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California has had 60% more wildfires so far in 2020 than last year because of drier weather,...
Tesla, California County Reach Deal to Reopen U.S. Plant Next Week May 14, 2020 By David Shepardson Tesla Inc. and officials in California have resolved their acrimonious clash over safety procedures at the automaker’s sole U.S. assembly...
Language in Emergency Orders Gives Ammo to Plaintiffs in Business-Interruption Suits May 13, 2020 By Jim Sams Cities and counties across the country may have handed plaintiff’s attorneys an argument to use in lawsuits against insurers that...
Work Comp May Need Backstop as Presumptions Push Claim Costs into Billions May 11, 2020 By Jim Sams An executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom last week is the most aggressive yet among the directives issued by...
California Governor Expands Workers’ Comp Coverage in Virus Cases May 8, 2020 By Don Thompson SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed an executive order allowing employees across California’s economy to apply for...
More States Make Plans to Reopen; California Holds Firm April 23, 2020 By Rich McKay and Brendan O'Brien More states in the U.S. South and Midwest signaled readiness on Wednesday to reopen their economies in hopes the worst...
Trade Group Seeks Time-Out for Labor Violation Lawsuits in California March 30, 2020 By Malathi Nayak A California trade group wants the most populous U.S. state to temporarily block employees from suing employers over labor violations...
PG&E to Plead Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter for Fire March 23, 2020 PG&E Corp. agreed to plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter in connection to the deadliest wildfire in California history. The bankrupt...
PG&E Glides Toward Bankruptcy Exit Now That State Is Focused on Virus March 20, 2020 By Mark Chediak and Jeremy Hill The deepening coronavirus crisis has shifted nearly all attention away from what had been one of California’s most pressing issues:...