Employer Bill of Rights
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WCAB Panel Overturns Order Delaying Remote Trial
The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board issued a significant panel decision that sends a case back to the workers’ comp judge directing he hear arguments about whether a trial can proceed …
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Employers, Carriers Push Back Against Med-Legal Fee Proposal
California’s employers and insurance carriers are raising concerns that the Division of Workers’ Compensation’s proposed med-legal fee schedule (MLFS) update will increase costs more than is projected and, worse, create …
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$18M In Workers’ Comp Liens Dismissed
A chiropractor convicted as part of a major kickback scheme is being forced to give up over $18 million in workers’ comp liens connected to 944 cases. There is no …
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District Attorneys Records Are Questionable In Fraud Cases
Last year, district attorneys around the state prosecuted 1,326 cases of workers’ comp fraud and secured 340 convictions. Many cases are ongoing. The data from the District Attorneys’ latest annual …
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Appeals Court Adds To Case Law On Apportionment For Preexisting Conditions
The Sixth District Court of Appeal says the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board erred when it disallowed the 50% apportionment an agreed medical examiner said was due to an injured worker’s …
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Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit Disputes
The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board struck down the agency’s regulations in an en banc decision saying the WCAB has exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate compensation claims. It concluded the Division of …
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Chinese Coronavirus Impacts American Workers’ Comp Claims
The ongoing Coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic is creating many problems for the workers’ comp industry that are likely to impact claims both in the short and long-term adversely. Delayed care, …
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