RPNA Challenges Carrier For Continued Pattern of Illegal, Bad Faith, and Punitive Conduct

Once again, RPNA is challenging Zurich Insurance Company for subjecting employers to out-of-state arbitrations, over collateralization, and overpayment for coverage due to poor claims handling. In this new case, Zurich increased its collateral requirement more than seven-fold for Pacific States Industries’ (PSI) large deductible workers’ comp program after learning the company was moving its program…

Is The Dynamex Decision Retroactive?

The Court’s answer remains unclear and the potential impact to California Employers can be enormous. As you are certainly aware by now, last Spring the California Supreme Court issued its decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, which community leaders view as a sea change for California business. No one who does business with independent contractors…