DIR to Ratchet Up Pressure on Maximus

ANAHEIM, Calif. − The California Department of Industrial Relations so far has not imposed penalties − allowed by contract − against Maximus Federal Services for not issuing independent medical review decisions within regulatory timeframes, but that could change in September. DIR Director Christine Baker said Thursday, during the California Coalition on Workers’ Compensation's annual conference, that as the agency gets its head above water after being inundated by a “tsunami” of IMR applications, it will start ratcheting up pressure on its contracto...