The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) completed an update to its rules of practice and procedure in the waning days of 2019. The changes become effective on January 1, 2020. …
The workers’ comp community expressed “serious concerns” about several aspects of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board’s proposal to update its rules of practice and procedure. The proposal generated well over …
A Division of Workers’ Compensation draft proposal to increase the base pay rate for copying workers’ comp records by 16.7% is being derided as too little of an increase by …
Two bills backed by the California Applicants’ Attorneys Association (CAAA) are advancing in the Legislature. One addressing utilization review is moving “as a vehicle for on-going discussions” about potential reforms, …
The major data analytics in California’s workers’ comp system continue to show improvement thanks to the resilience of the Baker Reforms, but industry insiders are anything but complacent. A new …
The Division of Workers’ Compensation floated possible changes to the state’s utilization review regulations to meet the demands of SB 1160 legislation. The proposal as it currently stands, however, has …
The Division of Workers’ Compensation says it will begin forming stakeholder groups to work on rewriting the state’s medical-legal fee schedule (MLFS) and the rules surrounding the delivery and review …
The Division of Workers’ Compensation’s controversial proposal to create a system of geographic pricing for medical services is back out for public comment. The latest version though is only slightly …