Tag: workers’ comp

California’s 2025 Temporary Total Disability (TTD) Rates
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Posted in Workers' Compensation

California’s 2025 Temporary Total Disability (TTD) Rates

The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) recently announced the minimum and maximum temporary total disability (TTD) will increase on January 1, 2025. When an…

Workers’ Comp Presumption Bill
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Posted in Heat Illness Workers' Compensation

CalChamber Urges Veto of Workers’ Comp Presumption Bill

The California Chamber of Commerce and a coalition of employer groups are asking the Governor to veto legislation creating a presumption that a heat-related illness or injury…

mandatory california pamphlets
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Posted in Posters and Notices

Mandatory Pamphlet Updates for California Employers

All California employers are required to distribute six pamphlets to employees, and two of them — Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Workers’ Compensation Rights and Benefits…

Workers’ Comp: Pay for Follow-Up Doctor’s Appointments
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Posted in Workers' Compensation

Workers’ Comp: Pay for Follow-Up Doctor Appointments Not Required

My employee sustained an injury on the job a few months ago. He is claiming that we have to pay for his doctor and therapy…

California’s 2024 Temporary Total Disability (TTD)
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Posted in Workers' Compensation

California’s 2024 Temporary Total Disability (TTD) Rates Unchanged

Unlike other 2024 rate changes — like the California minimum wage (including computer professionals and licensed physicians) and Social Security and California State Disability Insurance…

Medical Certification Important for Workers’ Comp Claim Absences
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Posted in Workers' Compensation

Medical Certification Important for Workers’ Comp Claim Absences

We have an employee with an active workers’ compensation claim. We agreed with the employee that he would work a normal 40-hour-per-week schedule with exceptions…

Terminating Employee on Workers’ Comp Involves Delicate Decisions
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Posted in Workers' Compensation

Terminating Employee on Workers’ Comp Involves Delicate Decisions

We are a smaller employer with only 16 employees, and we have an employee who has been on workers’ compensation for more than eight months….

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Posted in Workers' Compensation

Workers’ Comp: Ways to Protect Employee’s Health Benefits

We have an employee who has been on workers’ compensation leave for a few months. How long do we have to continue to pay for…

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Posted in Workers' Compensation

2023 Temporary Total Disability (TTD) Rates Announced

When an employee gets injured on the job, workers’ compensation — a no-fault insurance system that employers are required to have — kicks in. Once…

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Posted in FMLA/CFRA Workers' Compensation

Absence Due to Workers’ Comp Injury May Qualify for Family Leave

I have an employee who was injured at work, and his doctor put him on leave for the next three months. The employee filed for…