PRISM's very own Jen Hamelin has received an official appointment from California Governor Gavin Newsom to the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation (CHSWC)!

In the third edition of Wavelength, The PRISM Actuarial Team compares the premium costs of members in the Primary Workers' Compensation (PWC) Program with what we estimate their cost to self-fund the layer would be. Read this blog to learn more! 

In the premiere edition of our new data analysis snapshot “Wavelength,” PRISM Data Scientist Yi Li breaks down the findings of our Compromise & Release (C&R) Study!

Another legislative year has come and gone with the legislature introducing 2,421 individual pieces of legislation.  Read on for a summary of these bills and their anticipated impact to PRISM members.

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

SB 1159 provides a presumptive injury for employees who test positive for COVID-19 as a result of an industrial exposure providing they meet all of the presumption qualifiers outlined within the applicable section of the bill.  

Pursuant to the PRISM Memorandum of Coverage (MOC), coverage would apply for employees who test positive for COVID-19 and meet all of the presumption qualifiers outlined within Sections 2, 3 or 4 of the bill.

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.