Workers’ compensation benefits are the exclusive remedy available to employees who suffer work-related injuries or illnesses ...

If you get hurt on the job in California or develop an illness over time linked to your work, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed with the process of filing a workers’ compensation claim. Actually, the ...

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Gov. Gavin Newsom is trying to rein in runaway costs for the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund, which faces liabilities ...

Over a century ago California mandated a comprehensive system of workers’ compensation, which was to provide a shield to employers from civil liability when an employee is injured on the job and in ...

OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The decline in opioid use in California workers’ compensation has outpaced the decline among the state’s overall population according to a new California Workers’ ...

The Atlanta Falcons are exempt from California workers' compensation law for a claim filed by retired offensive tackle Wayne Gandy, a California appellate court ruled last week. Gandy, a first-round ...