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State Fund places a high priority on workplace safety and training programs. Our many industry-leading safety resources can help prevent injuries, and protect California employers and workers.

Last year, State Fund launched a YouTube channel, making State Fund-produced safety videos available for streaming online. Now, we have increased the size of our library by posting additional titles, both safety and business-related.

Felony, Fines and Jail - The Story of Workers Comp Fraud

OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES PAY OFF FOR THOUSANDS OF POLICYHOLDERS

July 2, 2013

SAN FRANCISCO, CA --- State Fund will begin issuing dividend payments to eligible policyholders in early July. The $100 million dividend will be paid on the 2012 policy year; eligible policyholders will receive approximately 10% of their 2012 estimated annual premium.

By Bruce D. Rudman Abdulaziz, Grossbart & Rudman

By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.

Is it possible to ‘go back’ to the future with a contractor’s license? As the ‘boomer’ generation reach retirement who will take over the companies they have built in their lifetime? With opportunity rising in the state and national economy contractors are getting back to the business of ‘assembling’ the elements they need to build…

By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.

Handymen need to remember the scope and limits of their work or they might find themselves ‘a dollar’ over the line and on the wrong side of the law.  Licensed contractors also face significant penalties when projects go astray, including revocation of their license number. Wrapping it up we help settle a ‘buddy’ bet that offers an important reminder about knowledge and power…

By Stuart G. Schmidt, Esq. & David J. Lee, Esq., SWEENEY, MASON, WILSON & BOSOMWORTH