Workers' Compensation News
| DWC Proposes Evidence-Based Updates to MTUS | 05/30/2023 | ||
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| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Friday proposed evidence-based changes to the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule that would adopt the latest guidelines published by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. The division said it is propo...Read More | |||
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Dollar General Continues Racking Up Seven-Figure Penalties for Obstructions | 05/26/2023 | |
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| The U.S. Department of Labor yet again announced a seven-figure penalty for Dollar General, saying inspectors found obstructed exits and electrical hazards during visits to stores in Maine, North Dakota, Ohio and Wisconsin. ...Read More | |||
| DA Announces $6M Settlement with Handy | 05/22/2023 | ||
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| The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office announced that Handy Technologies agreed to pay $6 million to settle allegations that it misclassified its gig workers in California. ...Read More | |||
| DWC Posts Additional Adjustments to Hospital, ASC Fee Schedule | 05/22/2023 | ||
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| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that it adopted changes to the Hospital Outpatient Departments and Ambulatory Surgical Centers section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to conform to the quarterly changes in the Medicare payment system. ...Read More | |||
| DWC Extends Comment Period for QME Rules | 05/16/2023 | ||
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| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation revised proposed changes to its qualified evaluator rules and extended the public comment period on the regulations by 15 days. ...Read More | |||
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DOL Sets Advisory Board Meeting for Nuclear Weapons Worker Program | 05/15/2023 | |
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| The U.S. Department of Labor will hold a meeting of an advisory board to discuss Part E of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act on Wednesday and Thursday in Idaho Falls. ...Read More | |||
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Divided Supreme Court Upholds Reduction of Worker's Impairment Rating | 05/15/2023 | |
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| A divided West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a decision of the Board of Review to reduce a worker’s impairment rating from the 43% rating provided by the Office of Judges to 37%. ...Read More | |||
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Defendant Gets Summary Dismissal of Claims for Sidewalk Accident | 05/12/2023 | |
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| A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claims for his injuries from an alleged fall on a public sidewalk adjacent to a building under construction. ...Read More | |||
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DWC Updates Hospital Outpatient, ASC Fee Schedule | 05/04/2023 | |
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| The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adjusting the hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgical centers section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to conform to changes in the Medicare payment system. ...Read More | |||
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DA Alleges Premium Fraud Part of Wide-Ranging Construction Scheme | 05/04/2023 | |
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| The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office indicted multiple people and construction companies on charges of perpetrating multiple schemes to defraud city and state agencies while working on affordable housing projects in and around New York. ...Read More | |||
