Santa Monica Lookout

Rise in Workers Comp Claims 'Will Be Costly,' Report Warns

Of the open claims, 301 were filed during the last fiscal year, bringing to $25.9 million the total direct costs to the City, including $15.9 million in medical, indemnity and miscellaneous payments, ...
Business Wire

CWCI: Long COVID Accounts for Three Quarters of California Workers’ Comp COVID Claim Payments

OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Only one out of every 21 California workers’ compensation COVID-19 claims from accident years (AY) 2020-2022 involved medical treatment beyond 90 days from the injury ...
Business Wire

California Public Self-Insured Workers’ Comp Claims Fell Last Year, But Losses Hit New Highs

OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For the third consecutive year, both the number and frequency of work injury claims reported by California’s public self-insured employers declined last year, even as ...