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Tulare County extends CorVel workers’‑comp contract for one year after public criticism; staff ordered to survey claimants
Summary
After public testimony from county employees and unions alleging poor communication and delayed care, the Tulare County Board of Supervisors approved a one‑year extension of the county's third‑party workers’ compensation administrator, CorVel, and directed risk management to survey departments and report back within months.
The Tulare County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 25 extended the county’s contract with third‑party workers’ compensation administrator CorVel for one year but directed risk management to collect detailed feedback from departments, providers and employees and return to the board with results after roughly three months.
The extension followed more than an hour of public comment and board discussion dominated by employee complaints about CorVel’s communication and claims handling. Multiple current and former county employees and union representatives told the board they had waited months, had providers decline to treat patients for claims tied to CorVel and in many cases had to seek attorneys to obtain a…
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