Workers' Compensation News
| DWC Updates DMEPOS Fee Schedule | 04/07/2026 | ||
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| The California Division of Workers' Compensation posted an order adopting Medicare's second-quarter adjustments into the fee schedule for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies. The division on Monday said it posted an order incorporating the Medicare April...Read More | |||
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DWC Posts Adjustment to Pathology, Lab Section of Fee Schedule | 04/06/2026 | |
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| The California Division of Workers' Compensation posted an order adjusting the pathology and clinical laboratory section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Updates MTUS Drug List | 04/01/2026 | |
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| The California Division of Workers' Compensation posted an order updating the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule drug list. The division ...Read More | |||
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DJ Hardhead Accused of Not Reporting Disc Jockey Work | 03/31/2026 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Louisiana Attorney General's Office announced that a man known as DJ Hardhead was charged with fraud for allegedly not reporting his work as a disc jockey while he collected workers' compensation benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Disciplinary Board Bars, Censures Judge After Guilty Plea | 03/26/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A former Orange County judge who pleaded guilty to paying a suspended provider to write medical-legal reports connected with second injury fund claims whi...Read More | |||
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DWC Updates Physician, Practitioner Section of Fee Schedule | 03/23/2026 | |
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| The California Division of Workers' Compensation updated the physician and practitioner section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to incorporate Medicare's second-quarter changes. ...Read More | |||
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DA Launches Bus Campaign Targeting Work Comp Fraud | 03/16/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 4 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman launched an advertising campaign on county buses to warn the public that l...Read More | |||
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DWC Proposes ADA Accommodation Updates | 03/11/2026 | |
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| The California Division of Workers' Compensation proposed draft regulations regarding disability accommodations that include a process to request blanket authorization for remote appearances before the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. ...Read More | |||
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Defense Firm Disqualified From Representing PEO | 02/27/2026 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld a judge’s order disqualifying a defense firm from representing a professional employer organization in a workers’ compensation coverage dispute due to its brief prior representation of the employer. ...Read More | |||
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Defendants in Injured Worker's Tort Suit Can Designate Employer as Responsible 3rd Party | 02/27/2026 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Texas appellate court ruled that the defendants in an injured worker’s negligence action should have been allowed to designate his employer as a responsible third party. ...Read More | |||
