PG&E wins court approval to set up $105 million wildfire assistance fund On KFGO - May 22, 2019 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - PG&E Corp may set up a $105 million housing fund for victims of 2017 and 2018 wildfires in California, which set records for devastation and were blamed on the utility's equipment, the judge overseeing the bankruptcy of the investor-owned power producer ruled on Wednesday. Link To Article

Senate Bill 542 would help first responders get workers compensation for PTSD On Ventura County Star, Sacramento Bee - May 13, 2019 Recently diagnosed with post-traumatic stress, Sacramento firefighter Joshua Katz isn’t ready to give up on what he calls a “dream job.” He still loves his “fire family” and helping others. Rather than leave that, he’d prefer time off to treat his post-traumatic stress with financial support from workers’ compensation. Link To Article

Insurance Claims From Deadly California Fires Top $12B On Associated Press - May 8, 2019 (AP) — Insurance claims have topped $12 billion for the November wildfires in California, making them the most expensive in state history. The figure released Wednesday by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara covers the fire that destroyed the town of Paradise and two Southern California blazes. Link To Article

California Psychologist And Doctor Charged With Fraudulent Workers’ Comp Evaluation On Insurance Journal - May 7, 2019 A California psychologist and doctor have been charged for allegedly submitting fraudulent insurance claims for workers’ compensation medical legal evaluations in an attempt to steal tens of thousands of dollars from multiple insurers. Psychologist Danita Stewart, 51, of Chatsworth, a licensed psychologist, allegedly submitted 36 fraudulent insurance claims between April 2015 and June 2015 to five different insurers for medical legal evaluations for a total of $90,714. Link To Article

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