Data on California workers’ compensation independent medical review (IMR) decisions issued in the first quarter of this year shows that the medical dispute resolution process established as part of the 2012 workers’ comp reforms continues to produce...
Recently, a panel of three commissioners with the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) addressed the “cannot parcel out” exception” outlined in Benson v. Workers’ Comp. Appeals Bd. (2009) 170 Cal. App.4th 1535 , 74 Cal. Comp...
CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 83 No. 6 June 2018 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 Denied Judicial Review CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE © Copyright...
LexisNexis has selected some of the top “noteworthy” panel decisions issued by the California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board during the period January through June 2018. The list features a number of split panel decisions, including a case...
Recently, a panel of three commissioners with the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) in Hennessey v. Compass Group , 2018 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS --, addressed one of the most important issues arising out of Senate Bill 863 that has not yet been...
Recently, a panel of commissioners with the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) addressed a medical treatment dispute where the question was what documentation had to be considered by the claims adjuster in reviewing a treatment request ( Ives v. DR...
A new study finds some impacts of the ACA on California workers’ compensation claims, but perhaps not as much as expected. By Roger Rabb, J.D. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) took effect in January 2014 and the numbers for California indicate that by 2015...
There is a great deal of uncertainty these days concerning what constitutes an appropriate request to replacement a Panel of Qualified Medical Evaluators (PQMEs) from the Department of Industrial Relations Medical Unit. When the initial PQME selected is deemed...
Oakland – New data on the Independent Medical Review (IMR) process used to resolve California workers’ comp medical disputes show that IMR volume dipped for the first time ever in 2017, but the outcomes were unchanged as IMR physicians again upheld...
CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 83 No. 2 Feb 2018 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 Denied Judicial Review CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE © Copyright...
CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 83 No. 1 January 2018 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 Denied Judicial Review CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE ©...
Any information or opinions contained in this commentary are not necessarily endorsed by LexisNexis® or its affiliates or by the LexisNexis® editorial consultants who review panel decisions. There can be little question that there has been rampant abuse...
By Raymond F. Correio, Esq. A number of decisions from the WCAB in 2016 and 2017 indicate a marked shift related to apportionment involving multiple injuries under Labor Code §§ 4663 and 4664 , as reflected in the WCAB’s Benson en banc decision...
LexisNexis has selected some of the top “noteworthy” panel decisions issued by the California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board during the period July through December 2017. The list features a number of split panel decisions, including a case...
CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 82 No. 12 Dec 2017 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 Denied Judicial Review CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE © Copyright...