Quote of the day
"The doctor can't just pluck a percentage out of his ass."
California applicants' attorney Richard Wooley in reference to the higher standards that judges are requiring for burdens of proof
‘Tis the Season
Publius takes on the appointment process for CHSWC and offers hope for a brighter future. Then again … this is California workers’ comp. Read this insightful commentary by clicking here.
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Schwarzenegger and the New Workers’ Comp Agenda
Where Gov. Schwarzenegger moves next on workers’ compensation may depend on where he wants his next address to be. What workers’ comp policy issues will be up in the next session of the legislature, and what will the governor’s handling of them depend on? Find out in the current print edition of Workers’ Comp Executive.
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Is Apportionment Getting Tougher?
Either it’s the workers comp defense bar or the applicants’ bar indicating how tough the world is when it comes to apportionment. Maybe it is both. Could it be that both sides’ lawyers deserve each other? Find out who and why and which decisions are the weighty ones in the current print edition of Workers’ Comp Executive.
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Carriers Ignore Garamendi’s Final Rate Announcement
California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi is leaving office on a consumer-oriented note adopting an almost 10-percent reduction in pure premium rates. Find out what carriers think in the current print edition of Workers’ Comp Executive.
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A Conundrum for Injured Workers
As with many facets of utilization review, caps on physical therapy visits are causing a problem. Are the regs being misinterpreted or misused? Is it sloppy drafting, but with the best intentions? Find out what the problems are and what can be done about it in the current print edition of Workers’ Comp Executive.
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The Department Closes the Book on Municipal Mutual
A little-known insurance company is finally liquidated, but with an interesting story to tell. Get all the details in the current print edition of Workers’ Comp Executive
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Department Targets Deductible Policies
Not content to leave the insurance commissioner’s suite quietly, Lt. Gov.-elect John Garamendi is proposing new regulations. And as has been the case over the last year, the insurance industry isn’t happy, but is happy to work with him. Get the skinny on the proposed regulations and why the industry is concerned in the current print edition of Workers’ Comp Executive.
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Ohio AG Locks Sights on Noe
Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro is renewing efforts through a civil lawsuit to seek at least $4 million that Petro charges former political fundraiser and coin dealer Tom Noe took from the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation coin investment for personal use. A jury last week convicted Noe of stealing from the agency’s coin funds he was hired to manage, among other charges. By Andrew Welsh-Huggins, AP via Cincinnati Post
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New Deadline on James Hardie Asbestos Fund
The New South Wales Government and building products manufacturer James Hardie agree to an eight-day extension to the deadline to settle remaining issues and to pass legislative amendments to the structure of a new compensation fund for Australian asbestos victims. ABC New South Wales [With Video] Go to the Full Story…