
Trials, including lien trials and Special Adjudication Unit trials, will be held in person at most Division of Workers’ Compensation district offices, starting today.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed an unopposed bill that would have prohibited apportioning disability to race, gender and other characteristics, and he said training qualified
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A California appellate court ruled that a workers’ compensation insurance carrier could not disqualify the attorneys representing a third-party tortfeasor based on a purported conflict
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The total number of independent medical review determination letters fell to an all-time low in 2020, according to a new report by the California Workers’
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A consistent drop in opioid use continued to drive down workers’ compensation pharmacy costs across the U.S. last year, capping a five-year trend that showed
… Read more »The act of hiring an attorney was sufficient evidence to find that the health of an injured worker did not preclude him from comprehending the
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Cannabis treatment for work-related ailments may replace unsuccessful traditional approaches and increase as a growing number of workers ask courts and public agencies to reimburse for medical
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The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals upheld a determination that a delivery truck driver suffered an aggravation, not a recurrence, of a prior back injury.
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Following a California legislative session that featured several high-profile pieces of potentially impactful workers’ compensation legislation, a relatively modest set of bills is headed to
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Workers’ comp attorneys with expertise in affirmative defense options are more likely to successfully defend an employer’s case against a claim, lawyers from a California firm
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