California Governor Pledging to Support Essential Workers July 27, 2020 By Kathleen Ronayne California Gov. Gavin Newsom pledged Friday to do more to protect farm workers, grocery clerks and other essential workers –...
Judge Halts Limit on California Governor’s Emergency Powers June 19, 2020 By Don Thompson An appellate judge on Wednesday stayed a lower court’s order barring Gov. Gavin Newsom from issuing directives that might conflict...
Judge Limits California Governor’s Emergency Rule-Making June 15, 2020 By Don Thompson A California judge has sided with Republican legislators who said Gov. Gavin Newsom overstepped his powers with dozens of emergency...
State Fund in California Accepting Applications for $50M Return to Work Fund May 26, 2020 State Compensation Insurance Fund in California has started accepting applications for its $50 million Returning California to Work COVID-19 Safety...
California Workers’ Comp Bureau Lowers Mid-Range Estimate of COVID Costs by $10B May 26, 2020 By Jim Sams The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California published estimated costs of allowing state workers to receive benefits for COVID-19...
California Counties Push to Reopen Ahead Of State Guidelines May 13, 2020 By Adam Beam More than two dozen California counties have asked for permission to loosen their stay-at-home orders beyond what the state allows,...
Workers’ Comp May Need Backstop as Presumptions Push Claim Costs into Billions May 12, 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 Announces Workers’ Comp Presumption for COVID-19 May 6, 2020 California Gov. Gavin Newsom today announced that workers who contract COVID-19 while on the job may be eligible to receive...
PG&E Approved by Judge for $23B Bankruptcy Financing Package March 16, 2020 Power producer PG&E Corp. said on Monday that it won bankruptcy court approval to use up to $23 billion in...
California Governor Warns of More Restrictions to Stop Virus March 12, 2020 By Don Thompson and Daisy Nguyen California Gov. Gavin Newsom urged the state’s nearly 40 million residents to avoid sporting events, concerts and large gatherings to...