CDI Proposes Rules Implementing Bill Allowing Public to See if Employer Has Workers’ Comp

The CDI has proposed regulations to implement a bill that took effect Jan. 1 and requires a licensed workers’ compensation rating organization to create and maintain a website allowing members of the public to determine whether a business in the state has workers’ comp coverage. The insurance commissioner must adopt the regulations by Jan. 1, and the website must be operational within a year after the regulations take effect, according to the Association of California Insurance Companies.

The proposed rules must establish how a person may submit a question about an employer’s workers’ comp coverage as well as allow businesses to dispute information on a rating organization’s website by contacting the entity or the insurer that provided the coverage data.