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Low-Hanging Fruit Has Been Picked

Source: Orange County Register

According to many in the industry, rate reductions in CA are done, and prices may begin to creep back up. With the reforms in place, the low-hanging fruit has been picked and if employers want to see additional

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ACOEM Releases New Low Back Guidelines

CHICAGO, IL, December 4, 2007 The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) has released an extensive update to its evidence-based practice guidelines. The chapter on low back disorders is the latest revision...

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NY INS DEPT ISSUES DRAFT WORK COMP MEDICAL TREATMENT GUIDELINES

Source: New York State Insurance Department

Proposed medical treatment guidelines for treating workers injured on the job will benefit those workers while helping to hold down the cost of workers compensation insurance for all New Yorkers, New

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CA DWC Seeking Comments on Revised Guidelines

Source: CA DWC

The Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) has revised its proposed postsurgical treatment guidelines and posted them to a second online forum where members of the public may review and comment on the proposal. The purpose of t

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CA DWC Looking for Feedback on Post-Surgical Treatment Guidelines

Source: CA DWC

The Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) has posted its proposed postsurgical treatment guidelines, along with its new functional improvement report form, to an online forum where members of the public may review and comment

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EDITORIAL - "Reckless Remedy"

From The Riverside Press-Enterprise:

While there have certainly been reductions in Work Comp benefits from previously bloated levels it does not necessarily mean that new benefit levels are too low.

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Other News
Rate Hikes Modest, but Researcher Says Carriers Have Padding
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:00:00 PDT
Workers' comp rates are coming in slightly higher than the 5% pure premium hike, but a leading researcher says carriers have room to work with.
Massage Parlors Cited for No Comp Insurance, Labor Code Violations
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:00:00 PDT
State officials and police cited five massage parlors in Arcadia for failing to provide workers' comp coverage and other violations.
AADEP to Discuss Controversial Causation This Week
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:00:00 PDT
The American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians will present new controversial findings about causation this week.
Some Parties Reporting Missing OAR Data After Conversion
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:00:00 PDT
Several stakeholders reported that they have had problems with data disappearing from the official address record, causing them to miss hearings.
Dumanis Announces New Fraud Awareness Campaign
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:00:00 PDT
The San Diego District Attorney's Office announced a new anti-fraud campaign.
Firm Tied to Bankrupt Tribal Comp Plan Claims $10M Equity Line
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:00:00 PDT
A former employee filed an SEC complaint after a firm linked to a bankrupt tribal workers' comp coverage plan claimed a $10M line of equity.
WCAB Moves Anaheim District Office
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:00:00 PDT
The WCAB moved its Anaheim district office to a location on Pacificenter Drive last month.
DWC Adopts Changes to Pathology and Clinical Lab Fee Schedule
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:00:00 PDT
The DWC adopted changes to its fee schedule for pathology and clinical laboratory services to conform to Medicare changes.
Private-Sector Workplace Injuries Edged up in 2007
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:00:00 PDT
CWCI, quoting Bureau of Labor Statistics data, reported that private-sector workplace injuries edged up in the state while declining nationwide.
Old Rating Schedule Applies Even if Worker Not P&S
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:00:00 PDT
5th DCA: A workers' compensation judge did not err by applying the 1997 rating schedule even though a worker was not permanent and stationary.
CGL Carrier Had Duty to Defend Against Subrogation Suit
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:00:00 PDT
An appeals court ruled that a carrier had a duty to defend a consulting firm against third-party litigation stemming from a worker's injury.
CLO Distributes $121 Million from Mission Insurance Liquidation
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:00:00 PDT
The Conservation and Liquidation Office distributed another $121 million from the Mission Insurance liquidation, including a sliver for CIGA.
1st DCA: Tenants Were Most Likely Employees
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:00:00 PDT
Several tenants of a school district were most likely employees as a matter of law, according to an unpublished ruling from an appellate court.
Labor Commissioner Files Suit Against S.D. Car Wash
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:00:00 PDT
Labor Commissioner Bradstreet files suit against San Diego car wash for failing to register and show comp coverage.
Panel Urges Changes to MPN Permits, Return-to-Work Scheme
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:00:00 PDT
CHSWC is recommending that medical providers be allowed to set up MPNs and that the state revamp its return-to-work scheme.
Authorization Denied Because Claimant Didn´t Rebut ACOEM
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:00:00 PDT
A Workers' Compensation Appeals Board panel denied a claimant's surgery request because it didn't rebut ACOEM guidelines.
DWC Hires New Public Information Officer
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:00:00 PDT
The DWC hired a new public information officer with a background in radio and television.
Ponzio to Chair Bar Committee in ´09
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:00:00 PDT
Sara Ponzio will chair the executive committee for the Workers' Compensation Section of the California State Bar in 2009.
EAMS Forms Testing Lab Closing Jan. 16
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:00:00 PDT
The DWC is closing a laboratory that was created to test optical character recognition forms for EAMS compatibility on Jan. 16.
Defense Appeals Porn Actress´ HIV Claim to U.S. Supreme Court
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:00:00 PDT
An adult film company appealed an actress' HIV claim to the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing AOE/COE was unproven.