California Division of Workers' Compensation Announces Agenda for 32nd Annual Educational Conference By the DWC Newsline and edited by Lonce Lamonte - January 23, 2025 Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is pleased to announce the agendas for the 32nd Annual Educational Conference are now available. • Oakland Agenda • Los Angeles Agenda As a reminder, the conference will take place on March 6-7, 2025 at the Oakland Marriott City Center Hotel and on March 20-21, 2025 at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott. This premier event will offer valuable insights into the latest workers’ compensation development, featuring expert speakers and networking opportunities. Read More

NY Expands Workers Compensation Coverage for Work Stress Claims : SHRM  January 24, 2025On Dec. 6, 2024, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed new legislation, S.6635/A.5745, to support employees facing job-related mental health issues. The law, which went into effect on Jan. 1, 2025, will allow any employee to file for workers’ compensation for specific types of mental injuries based on extraordinary work-related stress.

L.A. Fire Maps Show Palasades, Eaton, Hughes and more fires in California right now: CBS News  January 23, 2025 Bus Driver Walking Injury Not Work-Related, Virginia Court Rules: Risk Insurance  January 22, 2025 How the devastating Los Angeles fires could deepen California home insurance crisis: Los Angeles Times  January 9, 2025

Insurance carriers already face over 50 billion dollars in claims losses due to wildfires By Lonce Lamonte - January 15, 2025 Estimates, so far, have put the damage to Southern California over the past week and a half from the wildfires at over ... Read More

It’s that time of year again; wildfires and earthquakes… Are you prepared? By Nini Chow - January 9, 2025 What do wildfires and earthquakes have in common? Well, if you live in California, they have a lot in common, such as: 1... Read More

California Division of Workers' Compensation Accepting Applications for Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) Examination on April 5-11 By Lonce Lamonte, adjustercom editor using DWC Newsline's News Release Dated January 8th 2025 - January 8, 2025 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is now accepting applications for the Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) examination for... Read More

Restaurant Industry Set to Confront Workers' Comp Challenge with New Food and Beverage Insurance Rating Classification By Jorge Alexandria - June 28, 2024 I sat in on an in-person Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) seminar that covered a Read More

Scott Stevens gets moved up to Claims Manager at Corvel while veteran Sandra Loncaric secures a Senior Workers' Compensation Examiner position at Disney By Lonce Lamonte - January 25, 2025 Scott Stevens is now the Claims Manager at CorVel Corporation in San Diego, California. Scott was promoted up from ... Read More