When Protecting A California Work Comp Lien Requires More Than A Notice Of Lien: The Hidden Cost of Procedural Missteps

New California decision illustrates why protecting a workers’ compensation lien—and the equally valuable future credit—often requires more than simply notifying the parties of the carrier’s interest. Workers’ compensation subrogation is one of the few areas of insurance recovery in which a carrier can have a perfectly valid statutory right to reimbursement and still walk away…