
A California appellate court in an unpublished decision ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board erroneously found a worker’s request for a qualified medical evaluator
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation fined nine utilization review organizations a combined $95,750 for violations uncovered during 2021 audits.
At the same time, while
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As Gov. Gavin Newsom pushes to shift to an endemic approach to COVID-19, California lawmakers on Wednesday took the first steps toward preserving some vestiges from
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The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that the state Workers' Compensation Court erred in finding that it lacked authority to modify an award of medical rehabilitation
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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania overturned a denial of benefits to a worker for his injuries in a motor vehicle accident that happened while he
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Two policy committees in the California Assembly on Wednesday will hear testimony on bills that would extend authorization to pay benefits by debit card, extend
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A federal appellate court ruled that the filed-rate doctrine barred review of an employer’s challenge to the audit noncompliance charge assessed by its workers’ compensation
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The number of independent medical review decisions fell to an all-time low in 2021, largely due to a drop in pharmaceutical disputes after the state
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California employers would have less time to decide whether to accept liability for workers’ compensation claims and would face penalties of up to $100,000 for
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A California appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s claims against his employer’s insurance company, claims administrator and an individual adjuster for violation of
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