My understanding is tht WC is charged to employers by the state at a rate for a given job. Employers are charged much more for drilling & blating than clerical work, and "benefits" are paid from an industry-wide pool. Having more incidents, all employers, not just the one in question, have to pay more. (Purposely skipped the EMR talk).
"My understanding is tht WC is charged to employers by the state at a rate for a given job. Employers are charged much more for drilling & blating than clerical work, and "benefits" are paid from an industry-wide pool. Having more incidents, all employers, not just the one in question, have to pay more. (Purposely skipped the EMR talk)."
Some of your info is not correct. Different jobs do have different rates. But the CA WC system is handled by private insurers and they pay the benefits. In reality, the company is screwing the insurance company, since they have to pay benefits for a worker who should never have been there. However, the company gets screwed back when their rates go up.