The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services adopted a new fee schedule that increases overall maximum payments for evaluation and management services by 18%.
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Two people pleaded guilty to multiple felony counts of insurance fraud and forgery in what the California Department of Insurance called a $54 million work
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Sharon Thaler was reelected as chair of the California Workers’ Compensation Institute board of directors for 2023.
Sharon Thaler
Thaler, who is
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The California Workers’ Compensation Institute will conduct its 25th annual California Workers’ Compensation Case Law Update in person and online on May 23.
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The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California will discuss in a March 29 webinar its research into the effects that experience rating can have
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The New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled that a grievously injured worker failed to assert a viable intentional tort claim against his employer for sending
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation is holding a public hearing April 10 to gather testimony on proposed additions to the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that a jury convicted a Southern California surgeon of accepting more than $315,000 in bribes and kickbacks for performing spinal
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In a second opinion addressing the facts surrounding a worker’s termination, a California appellate court ruled that the worker can proceed with claims for battery and
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The California Senate Rules Committee is holding a confirmation hearing for Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Commissioners Joseph Capurro and Jose H. Razo on Wednesday.
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