California Supreme Court reaffirms Workers' Compensation Laws as exclusive remedy By the adjustercom staff - September 1, 2025 In August of 2025, the California Supreme Court reaffirmed that workers’ compensation laws are the exclusive remedy for employee injuries. The Court’s ruling was that an employee’s tort claims against a utilization review company and a doctor performing a mandatory utilization review were preempted. The Court upheld the long-affirmed regulation and reality for employees that the Workers Compensation Act (WCA) construes liberally in favor of awarding workers’ compensation, not in permitting civil litigation. Read More

Long COVID and Returning to Work: A Hard and Frustrating Road: Medscape Medical News   August 5, 2025Many patients with long COVID, struck down by the condition on the job, remain out of work and are still waiting on the finalization of workers’ compensation claims. Several new studies suggested the problem may be striking more workers than previously estimated.

California property insurance apocalypse-- Some progress, no immediate relief. Premium cost expected to leap 21%.: Times-Herald  July 30, 2025 UK property insurers paid £1.6 billion in claims during quarter driven by adverse weather: Reinsurance News  July 30, 2025 More than 25 million dollars in workers compensation claims relating to e-scooter and e-bike injuries made in Queensland over five-year period: abc.net.au  July 30, 2025

Divison of Workers' Compensation Posts Additional Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule (Hospital Outpatient Departments/Ambulatory Surgical Centers) By Lonce Lamonte, editor, editing the CA DWC Newsline news release - August 29, 2025 The Administrative Director of the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) issued an Order dated July 1, 2025 adjusting the Hosp... Read More

California Division of Workers' Compensation Posts Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule for Pathology and Clinical Laboratory By Lonce Lamonte, editor, editing the CA DWC Newsline news release - August 29, 2025 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted an order adjusting the Pathology and Clinical Laboratory section of the O... Read More

California Division of Workers' Compensation issues Notice of Public Hearing on September 26, 2025 for Proposed Evidence-Based Update and Adoption to the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule By adjustercom staff - August 25, 2025 The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has issued a Notice of Public Hearing for proposed evidence-based update ... Read More

The Hard Hat Turns 106; But its Impact on Industrial Safety Never Gets Old By Jorge Alexandria - August 31, 2025 Loss Control Corner: Since the dawn of time, humans have found ways to protect themselves- ... Read More

Workers’ compensation defense attorney George Woolverton hits a milestone. His career is more than just being a lawyer. By Lonce Lamonte - August 18, 2025 George Woolverton is now celebrating 30 years with his law firm of Stockwell, Harris, Woolverton and Fox. He is the firm’s ... Read More