Hot enough for you? High heat increases accidents and injuries, while exacerbating numbers of workers’ compensation claims. By Lonce Lamonte - August 12, 2024 Traumatic injuries, such as fractures, contusions, and lacerations are more likely to occur than sprains and strains when workers are feeling excessive heat. These more traumatic injuries are consistent with events like ladder falls. In a study done earlier in this year, 2024, it was reported that both hot and cold days have more workers’ compensation injuries than milder weather days. The rate of increases and types of injuries vary according to whether extreme temperatures are hot or cold or if precipitation is involved. Read More

NFL Hit With $4.7 Billion Damages in Sunday Ticket Trial: Claims Journal   June 28, 2024The National Football League was hit with about $4.7 billion in damages — which stands to be tripled to $14 billion under federal law — after losing a jury trial over anticompetitive features of its Sunday Ticket broadcast package.

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California’s self-insureds for workers’ compensation in the private sector had fewer claims in 2023 but those claims held higher losses By Lonce Lamonte - August 3, 2024 California’s self-insured businesses in the private sector, meaning not to include all self-insureds that are government entities, ... Read More

California's Department of Industrial Relations' (DIR's) Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) Posts California Medical-Legal Quality Assurance Checklist By Lonce Lamonte, adjustercom editor using DWC Newsline's News Release Dated July 31st 2024 - July 31, 2024 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted a checklist to help medical practitioners (QMEs, AMEs, IMEs... Read More

California's Divison of Workers' Compensation (DWC) San Bernardino District Office to Close Temporarily By Lonce Lamonte, adjustercom editor with DWC Newsline news release for July 18th 2024 - July 18, 2024 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) today announced that its San Bernardino district office will be tempor... 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

John Riggs, Claims Manager for Past 21 Years at Disneyland Resorts in Anaheim, Retires By Lonce Lamonte - August 1, 2024 John Riggs announced his retirement yesterday from Disneyland Resorts in Anaheim and from his claims management care... Read More