Educational Webinars

APRIL 30, 2026

We're nearly halfway through the legislative calendar year, and things are changing fast. CCWC's Spring Legislative Update featuring Managing Director Jason Schmelzer provided timely insights on key policy proposals, what is gaining traction, and how it could impact workers' compensation in the months ahead.

OCTOBER 14, 2025

CCWC Managing Director Jason Schmelzer provided an in-depth review of the first year of the 2025-2026 legislative session, this year’s advocacy efforts, and what lies ahead in the second half of this two-year process. Participants also learned how to remain engaged with CCWC and legislative efforts.

OCTOBER 11, 2024

CCWC spent the legislative year playing zone defense in the state capitol and our advocacy efforts thwarted the most problematic of the workers’ compensation proposals. This in-depth webinar and review covers the political landscape impacting California's workers’ compensation industry, reports on legislative and regulatory developments from 2024 and a look ahead to 2025’s proactive agenda for CCWC.

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This webinar provided an in-depth review of the political landscape impacting California's workers’ compensation industry, and report on legislative and regulatory developments from 2023.

October 12, 2021

CCWC Managing Director, Paul Yoder, and Legislative Advocate, Jason Schmelzer, provide an in-depth review of the political landscape relative to California's workers’ compensation industry, and report on legislative and regulatory developments from 2020. CCWC Chair Jen Hamelin moderates the conversation.

August 12, 2021

CCWC's Band of Bloggers debated the future of Workers' Compensation during this entertaining virtual session.

June 24, 2021

This panel will discuss potential tools and strategies available to manage the new medical-legal records review costs, as per the updated Medical Legal Fee Schedule. The discussion will cover the risks of runaway charges for record review activities, how to best manage these expenses, and explore existing products and some software tools that can be utilized to enhance the review and organization of your medical records file.

May 13, 2021

This timely session will take a critical look at the public policies in play with statutory presumptions of compensability, and how those public policies are often in conflict with each other.

November 18, 2020

CCWC's Band of Bloggers debated the future of Workers' Compensation during this entertaining virtual session.

October 7, 2020

CCWC Managing Director, Paul Yoder, and Legislative Advocate, Jason Schmelzer provides an in-depth review of the political landscape relative to California's workers’ compensation industry, and report on legislative and regulatory developments from 2020.