Stakeholders Criticize Copy Service Fee Schedule on Multiple Fronts

By Ben MillerReporterAttorneys, copy service providers and one insurer warned about issues of cost equity, the potential for legal disputes and violation of due process arising from the Division of Workers' Compensation's proposed copy fee service schedule in written comments and during a public hearing Tuesday in Oakland. While some defense attorneys supported the schedule, which would pay a flat fee of $180 for up to 500 pages plus 10 cents a page for records exceeding that length, others offered criticisms and recommended amendments for various sections.One of the more prominen...