On September 5, 2019, the California Insurance Commissioner approved changes to the California Workers’ Compensation Uniform Statistical Reporting Plan – 1995 (USRP), California Workers’ Compensation Experience Rating Plan – 1995 (ERP) and Miscellaneous Regulations for the Recording and Reporting of Data – 1995 (Miscellaneous Regulations). These changes are effective January 1, 2020.

The 2020 versions of these publications, along with the advisory California Basic Underwriting Manual, are now available in the Filings and Plans section of the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB) website and at the links below.

California Workers’ Compensation Uniform Statistical Reporting Plan – 1995.
California Workers’ Compensation Experience Rating Plan – 1995.
Miscellaneous Regulations for the Recording and Reporting of Data – 1995.
California Basic Underwriting Manual.

The Classification Search tool on wcirb.com has also been updated to reflect new and revised classifications effective January 1, 2020. Users can search classifications by keyword or classification code and view current classification phraseologies, footnotes and related USRP rules. The Classification Search also provides the prior year’s phraseology for comparison, which is at the bottom of each classification’s Detail Record page in the Prior Phraseology and Footnote section.

Enter a search term or classification code using the tool to begin your search. Narrow your search by choosing an industry group or related classifications from the “Filter By” pulldown menu. Refer to the Insurance Commissioner’s rules regarding the Standard Classification System in Part 3, Standard Classification System, of the California Workers’ Compensation Uniform Statistical Reporting Plan – 1995 (USRP).