by William J. Armstrong, Esq. & Owen C. Fennern, Esq. In our system, it has been common for an employer to overpay temporary disability, due to no fault of the payer. As one illustration, if weekly indemnity is being paid pending an AME or QME, it often times takes that doctor 30-60 days to …
On Jan. 1, 2013, the minimum weekly TTD rate will increase to $160 and the maximum TTD rate will increase to $1,066.72, according to a notice from the Division of Workers’ Compensation. Last year’s minimum and maximum were $151.57 and $1010.50 respectively. In addition to the TTD rates, in the 12 months ended March 31, …
In spite of California’s rough economy, workers still on the job in the Golden State on average earn more, according to new wage data from the U.S. Department of Labor. And that increase puts workers’ comp carriers, third-party administrators and self-insured employers on notice to increase benefit payments for several classes of injured workers. According …
A hospital worker employed by the City and County of San Francisco faces workers’ comp fraud charges after investigators found she had been running half-marathon races while out on total temporary disability (TTD). Emily Kathleen Everett, aka Emily Hegner, surrendered to authorities on charges of perjury, grand theft and knowingly failing to disclose an event, …
Tosco Prevails in Lawsuit The federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal has ruled that a California employer did not breach the terms of the workers’ comp policy it had with Travelers Property Casualty Company of America by agreeing to waive the right to a credit against future workers’ compensation benefits as part of a civil …