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...
Uber Seeks to Settle Employee Status Lawsuits for $100M; Judge to Review Terms.
CMS Releases April 2016 Version of WCMSA Reference Guide.
CA: DIR Reports 2014 Fatal Occupational Injuries.
CA: DWC Posts Workers’ Comp Fact Sheets, Claim Form in Four Additional Languages.
CO: DWC to Conduct Annual Review of Surcharge.
CO: DWC Welcomes John Steininger, New Prehearing Judge.
CT: House Approves Firefighter Cancer Bill.
ME: Governor Signs Opioid Prescribing Reform Bill.
MA: Div. of Insurance Announces 1.5% Increase in Workers Comp Rates.
MI: House Committee Approves $3M to Cover Firefighter Cancer.
MT: DLI Proposes Amendments to Fee Schedule.
NY: WCB Posts List of Newly Authorized Health Care Providers.
NY: WCB Posts Revised List of Authorized Health Care Providers.
OH: Sarah Morrison Sworn In as Interim Administrator, CEO of BWC.
OH: Industrial Commission Posts Notice to Amend Procedural Rules.
PA: Governor Signs Medical Marijuana Bill.
SC: Senate Unanimously Confirms Susan Barden to Workers Comp Commission.
VT: Vermont Workers’ Compensation Update January to March 2016 Released.
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