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Legislative Update
Posted by Jennifer Hamelin in Cyber Liability, Employee Benefits, General Liability 1 & 2, Legislation, Risk Management, Workers' Compensation
November 05, 2025

During the recently concluded 2025 legislative session, PRISM’s Legislative Committee reviewed and followed 142 bills, taking formal positions on 48 bills. The Governor vetoed 17 bills and signed 52 bills. Note that all bills mentioned below are effective January 1, 2026, unless stated otherwise in the specific bill. There are a few noteworthy bills that we want to bring to your attention. Some good, some not so good.

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Workers' Compensation – Reporting Losses, Guidance & Coverage Reminders
Posted by Jennifer Hamelin in Workers' Compensation
January 22, 2025

As many of our members have deployed personnel to assist with the L.A. Fires, we wanted to provide a few friendly reminders should any of your employees sustain an injury during the scope of their employment.

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Workers' Comp: COVID-19 Refresher & Tidbits
Posted by Jennifer Hamelin in COVID-19, Workers' Compensation
February 10, 2021

Read this break down of changes and updates about Workers' Comp and COVID-19.

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COVID-19: Legislation, Reporting Requirements, WC Coverage & Claims Handling Update
Posted by Jennifer Hamelin in COVID-19, Legislation, Workers' Compensation
September 15, 2020

Many legislative changes due to COVID-19 have occurred recently regarding Workers' Compensation coverage, claims, and claims handling. PRISM staff has complied this latest update of information on the changes.

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Office of Self-Insurance Plans Annual Reporting Update
Posted by Jennifer Hamelin in Workers' Compensation
August 18, 2020

The Office of Self-Insurance Plans and PRISM recently conducted a webinar on the new updates to the annual reporting requirements.  

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Office of Self-Insurance Plans Adopts New Reporting Regulations
Posted by Jennifer Hamelin in Workers' Compensation
July 08, 2020

OSIP has adopted regulations pertaining to annual reporting requirements for self-insured public agencies, including two new forms and one amended.

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Discussion of Workers' Compensation Bills in Legislature
Posted by Jennifer Hamelin in Legislation, Workers' Compensation
April 22, 2019

The 2019 legislative session is in full swing, with several key bills in the workers’ compensation arena related specifically to the expansion of benefits for safety personnel and emergency responders. 

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Did You Know...About Indexing?
Posted by Sarah Bruno in Did You Know?, Workers' Compensation
September 12, 2018

Sometimes referred to as a “claims index” or “index report” the ISO ClaimSearch system allows your claims team to generate a claims history report on a claimant.

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CARES Program
Posted by Maria Williams in Programs, Workers' Compensation
September 22, 2015

Consulting A Recuperating Employee (for/from) Surgery (C.A.R.E.S.) is a pilot program that began on October 1, 2014...

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