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...
OSHA Issues Final Rule on Silica Exposure.
NAMSAP Proposes Evidence-Based Limits on Opioids for WCMSAs.
OSHA Workplace Safety Violation Penalties to Increase 8/1/2016.
Stanford Professor Claims Costs Drop 44 Percent for Companies That Opt Out.
HHS Release National Pain Strategy.
McCrery-Pomeroy SSDI Solutions Initiative Unveils Project’s Recommendations.
Third Circuit Finds Zurich Liable to Injured Worker for $1M in Uninsured Motorist Coverage.
CA: AB 1727 Would Allow Gig Workers to Unionize.
CA: CWCI Elects Board of Directors for Fall 2016.
CO: Ballot Measure for ColoradoCare Would Replace Medical Portion of Work Comp Insurance.
CO: Pinnacol Suspends Expansion Efforts for This Legislative Year.
CO: Pinnacol Issues $30M in Dividends to Colorado Policyholders.
ID: Legislature Passes Firefighter Cancer Bill.
NY: GOP Seeks Exchange for Lower Workers Comp Expenses for Businesses.
OK: Dillard’s Files Appeal of Agency Ruling on Opt Out Law.
SC: WCC Approves 19 Applications to Self-Insure.
TX: DWC Requests Input for Compound Medications Plan-Based Audit.
TX: TDI Seeks Employer Representative for Workers’ Comp Appeals Panel.
TX: WCREG Issues Data Call to Selected Insurance Carriers.
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