Study: Experience Rating Encourages Workplace Safety

Known as experience rating, an X-Mod, or an EMR by any name, it helps promote workplace safety throughout the United States. California’s experience rating system is not unique, and employers experience ratings are promulgated in every state. Experience rating was designed to give employers a financial incentive to improve workplace safety by impacting how much … Read More »

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Mark Webb: 1956-2023

Attorney, advisor, writer, regulator, and friend. He was also Cal-OSHA Reporter’s case editor. Mark Webb was all of these and so much more. Mark was a dedicated husband and loving … Read More »

Appeal’s Court Rules in Fatality Case

The California Court of Appeal has rejected an employer’s appeal that a fatally injured employee was not an employee. The fatality occurred in 2016 in Monterey County. Ian Czirban’s appeal of his 2019 conviction for failing to have workers’ comp insurance, fraud, and tax evasion wasn’t a complete failure. He saw his sentence of three … Read More »

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A Peculiar Risk

On May 19th, the United States Department of Labor issued its Revised Enforcement Guidance for Recording Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The Guidance goes into detail on how OSHA … Read More »

Newsom Approves Limited Term COVID-19 Presumption

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order today to create a rebuttable presumption that California’s essential employees who contract COVID-19 did so in the course of their employment and therefore are eligible for workers’ comp benefits. The presumption will be in place for the next 60 days and covers claims dating back to March 19, … Read More »

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Governor Signs Electronic Recordkeeping Bill

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed AB 2334.  It deals with workers’ comp and self-insurance issues but also has provisions about employer injury and illness recordkeeping, one of which could become a big deal concerning electronic reporting. The author is Assemblyman Tony Thurmond (D-Oakland), chair of the Labor and Employment committee. The bill’s sponsor is the … Read More »

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National Safety Council Gives California a ‘C’ on Workplace Safety and Health

While California got a “B” from the National Safety Council for the overall state of safety in the state, when it comes to workplace safety, it rates no more than a “C,” NSC says. Only two states received top grades for occupational safety and health, while more than half got “D’s” or worse. The State … Read More »

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