2nd DCA Grants Review to Dispute Over IMR Timeline Requirements

The California 2nd District Court of Appeal is going to be the second appellate court to rule on whether the failure of Maximus Federal Services to timely return an independent medical review determination opens that determination up to review by the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. Southard v. Hallmark Greeting Cards, which is already pending at the 3rd DCA, involves the same issue that the 2nd DCA will be looking at in California Highway Patrol v. WCAB (Margaris). The WCAB has been split 3-to-3 on what should happen if Maximus, the state's exclusive IMR contractor, blows the 30...