As much as app-based gig-work companies have disrupted the world of commerce, California’s AB5 has disrupted the very definition of gig work. There are ramifications for employers and their Workers’ Compensation policies. Because of AB5, compensation to individuals heretofore considered …
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WCIRB 1/1/2020 Proposed Pure Rates
The Governing Committee of the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) voted to authorize the WCIRB to submit the proposed January 1, 2020 Pure Premium Advisory rates to the California Insurance Commissioner. The new rates will on average be 5.7% below those of January 1, 2019. If …
