Industry Insights
| Vouchers and RTW Update | 06/18/2005 | ||
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| SJDB vouchers - Proposed Regulations The proposed voucher regulations are currently at the Office of Administrative Law (OAL), which is reviewing them for consistency with other statutes. Assuming OAL finds no problems, DWC is estimating an approximate implementation date of Augu...Read More | |||
| Voc Rehab Observations | 12/03/2004 | ||
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| VR services for 2004 casesMany physicians are not fully aware that they no longer should be making QIW determinations. These physicians still include language in P&S reports indicating a need for vocational rehabilitation where they deem the injured worker incapable of performing the...Read More | |||
| VOCATIONAL EXLORATION and RESEARCH: How To's! | 11/21/2004 | ||
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| What to Do While You Are Waiting: The time that you spend on medical recovery can often be confusing and seem endless, without any sense of purpose for some injured workers. There are medical appointments to attend, legal meetings, physical therapy........... Life can s...Read More | |||
| Vocational Voucher Regs - When Will They be Reality? | 11/21/2004 | ||
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| Voucher Regulations The DWC Administrative Director, Andrea Hoch, has indicated that new regulations required to govern the administration of the Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit (voucher) will become a primary order of business early in 2005. Finalization of these regulatio...Read More | |||
| Voc Rehab - Part Two: How Does the Process work? | 10/09/2004 | ||
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| (This is the second in a two-part series for pre-2004 dates of injury cases) In the first article, we looked at the initial interview, preparing for the meeting with the vocational counselor and what to expect. This article will give you some ideas on some of the steps as you continue th...Read More | |||
| Vioxx Recall and Compensation/Subrogation Issues | 10/09/2004 | ||
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| On September 30, 2004, the pharmaceutical giant, Merck & Co., pulled the pain killer, Vioxx, from the market. The much prescribed medication for back and other joint pain/injuries has been linked to patients taking this medication to be twice as likely to have a heart attack or stroke. The ramific...Read More | |||
| Vocational Rehabilitation: What to Expect, Part 1 | 09/25/2004 | ||
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| This article relates to dates of injury pre-2004.One day, you were working. Life seemed to be going along just fine. Then, you had an injury and you found yourself in the workers compensation system. Sometimes, letters arrive in the mail, with information that is hard to understand. ...Read More | |||
| VR Case Law Update | 09/25/2004 | ||
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| L.C. section 139.5 doesn't apply to injuries after 12/31/03 - but there are still plenty of cases left in the courts with issues to be resolved. Is a modified job offer valid if made via letter rather than a DWC Form RU-94? There are previous cases indicating th...Read More | |||
| Vocational Voucher System Can Work! | 08/01/2004 | ||
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| The following letter is reprinted by permission from the CARRP newsletter; California Association of Rehabilitation and Reemployment Professionals. The editors felt this letter was important to demonstrate that there are professionals dedicated to returning injured workers to gainful employment who ...Read More | |||
| Voucher System Regulations - Observations, Comments | 02/14/2004 | ||
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| The CA Division of Workers' Compensation has posted on their DWC Forum the proposed rules and forms for implementing the Vocational Voucher program recently enacted as a part of the 2004 reform laws. The respo...Read More | |||
