Copy Shops Say More Work Needed on Fee Schedule

By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefCopy services say a fee schedule the California Division of Workers' Compensation proposed on Friday is an improvement over what a consulting firm recommended in October, but till not good enough.The rules need to be further refined to ensure carriers promptly pay bills and the copy shops are are reimbursed for the actual expenses incurred when obtaining records, copy service owners said.The proposed fee schedule -- posted for public comment in the DWC's online forum -- would play a flat fee of $180 for up to 500 pages of documents. Additional payment...