Study: Calif. Workers’ Comp Reforms Eroded March 29, 2011 California’s workers’ compensation reforms in 2002-2004 have been eroded, a new study has confirmed. According to a report by the...
Baker Appointed to Lead California Department of Industrial Relations March 29, 2011 California Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed Christine Baker as chief deputy director of the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). Baker...
Encircle Insurance Services Joins ISU Network March 22, 2011 Encircle Insurance Services has joined ISU International. ISU Encircle Insurance Services owners Paul and Dori Caccamise together bring more than...
Commentary: 100 Percent PD Award Encourages Discrimination March 22, 2011 By Mark Fletcher Bradford & Barthel has filed a Petition for Review with the California Supreme Court questioning whether the Workers’ Compensation Appeals...
Interpreter Lien Claimant Must Prove Its Services Were Necessary March 21, 2011 To provide medical treatment to an injured worker, an employer must provide reasonably required interpreter services if the injured worker...
Gov. Brown Declares Emergency in 2 More Calif. Counties March 18, 2011 California Gov. Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency for two more coastal counties hit by last week’s tsunami....
Calif. Senators Introduce National Earthquake Legislation March 18, 2011 U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, both D-Calif., have introduced legislation to lower the cost of earthquake insurance for...
U.S. Western Tsunami Losses Climb March 16, 2011 As states in the West clean up tsunami damage, loss estimates are climbing, according to local officials. In Hawaii, the...
CEA: Japan Earthquake A Lesson for Californians March 11, 2011 The tragic tsunamis and Magnitude 8.9 earthquake that have struck Japan – the fifth largest quake in the world since...
Direct-Link Receives $5 Million Line of Credit March 11, 2011 Direct-Link Holding Group LLC announced that it has completed a transaction in which M&F Business Credit Inc. will provide an...