CWCI: California Workers’ Comp COVID Claims Spiked During the December Omicron Surge

California workers comp COVID-19 claim volume continues to track with the states fluctuating COVID infection trends as the latest monthly count of COVID workers comp claims jumped 172% in December to the second highest level of the year as the Omicron variant spread rapidly across the state according to a California Workers Compensation Institute (CWCI) review of claims reported to the state Division of Workers Compensation (DWC).