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WCEC Session Preview: Q&A With CWCI President Alex Swedlow

Alex Swedlow became president of the California Workers' Compensation Institute in April 2013, succeeding J. Michael Nolan upon his retirement. We spoke with Swedlow in advance of his presentation  at the 69th annual Workers' Compensation Educational Conference this August. Read More

You're Invited to Our 'Give Kids the World Gala & Auction'

On Saturday, August 16, WCEC and WCI will present our first annual "Give Kids the World Dinner and Silent Auction." Join us from 6-9 p.m. at the Marriott in support of our designated charity. Auction items include a week-long stay at the Jamaica Inn in Ocho Rios, Jamaica! Read More

Health-conscious Employees and the Personal Comfort Doctrine

As people become more and more health conscious, they are taking advantage of down time at work to sneak in what exercise they can. But could it be a work comp claim when a health-conscious employee suffers an injury during a break time exercise routine? Read More

Bilingual Labels: A Prescription for Clarity or a Potential Problem?

California's Board of Pharmacy is discussing regulations that would require pharmacies to provide translated labels on prescription drug bottles. Statewide, 44 percent of Californians speak a language other than English at home. Read More

Mute That Ad! And Buy Generic

Nine times out of 10, doctors and pharmacists will  buy the generic version of aspirin. Your "average" consumer, however, still reaches for the more expensive name brand. Why? Researchers lay the blame on advertising and ignorance. Read More  

Employers Announces Q2 Gains

Employers had a positive Q2 report with net written premiums of $190.8 million, up 2.1 percent from Q2 2013; net earned premiums of $172.7 million, up 7.9 percent; and revenues of $200.3 million, up 10.3 percent. Read More

Alaska Woman May Get Same-sex Work Comp Death Benefits

An Alaska woman may be entitled to workers' compensation death benefits after her same-sex partner was murdered on the job, the state's highest court has ruled. The court also said that the Alaska Workers' Compensation Act violated the claimant's constitutional rights. Read More

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Nurse Can Proceed With Workplace Injury Lawsuit Against Kaiser

A federal court dismissed most of a nurse's sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit, but not her claim that Kaiser failed to accommodate a workplace injury. The lawsuit alleged 15 causes of action including age and race discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, and failure to accommodate and engage in the interactive process. Read More

WCI Briefs

We know you're busy. That's why we created WCI Briefs, a collection of workers' compensation and insurance news from across the nation and around the world. Each of these articles tells its story in 400 words or less. Read More