The U.S. Department of Labor has issued new data showing California's State Average Weekly Wage (SAWW) edged down 0.48 percent from $1,650 to $1,642 in the 12 months ending March 31, 2023. As a result...
CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 88, No. 11 November 2023 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 Hon. Susan V. Hamilton, Former Assistant Secretary and Deputy Commissioner, California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Nearly two decades ago Senate Bill 899 was enacted and ushered in a...
LexisNexis has selected some recently issued noteworthy IMR decisions that illustrate the criteria that must be met to obtain authorization for a variety of different medical treatment modalities. LexisNexis...
By Hon. Susan V. Hamilton, Former Assistant Secretary and Deputy Commissioner, California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Early in the COVID-19 pandemic we learned that nursing care facilities...
NCCI Posts 2015 State of the Line Reference Guide.
OSHA Considering Panel’s Recommendations for New Safety Guidelines.
Lockton Releases White Paper on Opioid Epidemic and Chronic Pain.
Senate Poised to Pass Bill to Reduce Opioid Abuse.
CA: DWC Posts Ethics Advisory Committee Annual Report for 2015.
CA: Supreme Court to Start Streaming Oral Argument Beginning in May.
CA: RAND Releases Working Paper on Benefits, Earnings for Permanently Disabled Workers.
DE: Dept. of Ins. Helped Businesses Save $9.3M in Work Comp Ins. Costs.
FL: Medical Marijuana Bill Sent to Governor.
ME: Governor Backs Bill to Require Docs to Use PDMP, Limit Supply of Opiates.
MD: Chesapeake Announces Four Promotions.
MA: High Court Rejects Selective Tender Rule in Workers Comp Policies Case.
MA: Houses Passes H4056 to Limit First-Time Prescriptions for Opioids.
NV: WCS Notes ACOEM Guidelines Adds Drug Formulary.
NM: Governor Signs HB 43 Public Safety Employee Contribution Payments.
OR: WCD Publishes Final Medical Fee and Payment, Medical Services Rules.
OR: WCD Posts List of Insurers, Self-Insureds Required to Report Medical Bill Payment Data.
PA: Opinion: Treatment Guidelines Bill Is Attack on Worker Rights.
TX: Ins. Commissioner Posts W.C. Research and Evaluation Group FY 2016 Agenda.
TX: Ins. Commissioner Adopts Revised Workers’ Comp Classification Relativities.
VA: House Passes Bill for Medical Marijauna.
WY: Governor Signs Bill for Deadline to Request Hearing on Final Determination of WC Benefits.
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