The last year has been hard on a lot of people, especially for women and women of color, though everyone has been impacted by the pandemic in one way or another. Californians have a wealth of resources available to them to help navigate challenging situations, but many might not know where to begin...

The Division of Workers’ Compensation released its final proposed update to the Medical Legal Fee Schedule on February 25, and while it attempts to address some issues, it falls short of meeting some of the most important recommendations laid out by the State Auditor’s report in 2019...

Today marks the start of Women’s History Month, a time to celebrate the heroic women who’ve pushed boundaries to champion female empowerment, gender equity and equality. While great strides have been made, gender bias and discrimination are still prevalent, including in workers’ compensation.

February is Black History Month, and while we honor the accomplishments of courageous leaders of the past, we must acknowledge present inequities and continue the work to purge racial bias from our workers’ compensation system and from ourselves.

We’ve railed against the higher financial costs brought on by delays in medical care as evidenced in a report published late last year, but make no mistake – the highest costs are being paid by the injured workers who end up with a permanent disability because their medical care was delayed...

As we head into the third full week of 2021, here’s a roundup of some of the new employment laws that you may or may not know went into effect at the beginning of the year...

Fatal occupational injuries in California rose again to their highest level in 11 years, recording over 400 deaths for the second year in a row and further exposing the inequities faced by Latinx and older workers...