By Hon. Colleen Casey, Former Commissioner, California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Just when you thought the right of “due process” was on the brink of destruction, the legislature...
By Hon. Susan V. Hamilton, Former Assistant Secretary and Deputy Commissioner, California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Over the past several decades California has implemented broad legislative...
CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 89, No. 9 September 2024 A Report of En Banc and Significant Panel Decisions of the WCAB and Selected Court Opinions of Related Interest, With a Digest of WCAB Decisions...
By Thomas A. Robinson, co-author, Larson’s Workers’ Compensation Law Editorial Note: All section references below are to Larson’s Workers’ Compensation Law, unless otherwise indicated...
By Hon. Colleen Casey, Former Commissioner, California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board One of the most common reasons evaluating physicians flunk the apportionment validity test is due to their...
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AZ: IC Posts 2014-2015 Physician/Pharmaceutical Fee Schedule, eff. 10-1-2014.
CA: DWC Issues Revision to WCIS Regs With Addt’l 15-Day Comment Period.
CA: Amended Pure Premium Rate Filing Submitted to CDI.
CA: SCIF Launches CA Workers Comp Earthquake Cat Bond.
CA: Court Says Plaintiff’s IIED Claim Barred by Exclusivity.
CO: DWC to Streamline Procedures for Adjusting Workers Comp Claims.
CT: State Auditors Report WCC Overcharged WC Insurers $450K.
FL: Newspaper Investigate Florida Workers Comp Contractor Scams.
HI: HEMIC Directors Declare $2.25M Divided for Qualifying Policyholders.
ID: IIC Issues Notice re 30% Penalty on Medical Fee Disputes.
IL: Workers Comp Reform Backers Point to 20 Point Drop in Workers Comp Rates.
IL: State Takes Aggressive Measures to Combat Employee Misclassification.
KS: Governor Appoints Peterson to WC, Employment Security Boards Nominating Committee.
KY: KEMI to File a 5 Percent Rate Reduction Eff. 1-1-2015.
KY: Emergency Regs Kick In Next Month to Govern Ride Sharing Companies.
ME: WCB Posts Reminder of 9/15 Deadline for Reports on Premiums Written.
MO: Workers Comp Rates to Decrease for Employers in 2015.
NH: Governor Creates Commission to Address Reducing Work Comp Medical Costs.
NY: WCB Revises Form for Health Provider’s Request for Decision on Unpaid Medical Bills.
NY: State Takes Aggressive Measures to Combat Employee Misclassification.
NC: Newspaper Investigates HUD Financed or Funded Projects and Worker Misclassification.
OK: Businesses Say Drop in WC Rates Show Reforms Working.
OR: WCD Issues Guidance on Employer Paid Medical Reimbursement Claims Costs.
SC: Newspaper Investigates Murky Use of Independent Contractors, Worker Misclassification.
TX: DWC Finalizes Two Forms to Replace ICD-9 References.
TX: Business, Labor Join Forces to Prevent Worker Misclassification.
TX: Commissioner Adopts Two NCCI Filings.
WV: Injured Worker Advocates Blast Proposed Rules as Anti-Worker.
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