Workers' Compensation News
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Settlement of VR - Hidden Danger
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12/08/2002
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State: CA | Segment: | 385 | 0
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The injured employee (post 1/1/03 injury) has just been determined P&S and QIW; you have accepted liability for VR. You call applicant's attorney to agree on a QRR and the attorney indicates his client is setting up his own business and wants to settle his right to VR benefits/services for $10,000 ...Read More
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Claim File and System Documentation Part 2
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12/08/2002
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State: CA | Segment: | 425 | 0
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The first part of this article series reviewed why file documentation is important, and the different types of people that will review your file documentation (and why). Now we'll disc...Read More
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RU-94 - Further Revisions
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11/26/2002
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State: CA | Segment: | 610 | 0
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The CA DWC is proposing further revision of the RU-94 Notice of Offer of Modified or Alternative Work. You may recall that the DWC was proposing to add the statement, All employees must present documents required for completion of INS Form I-9 prior to starting modified or alternative wor...Read More
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Hearing Loss is a Safety and Work Comp Issue
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11/24/2002
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State: CA | Segment: | 532 | 0
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Occupational hearing loss is becoming more of a problem for both employees and employers according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). About 30,000,000 United States workers are exposed to potentially damaging noise on the job and another 9,000,000 are at risk for ...Read More
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Understanding Medical-Legal Evaluations - Part 1
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11/24/2002
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State: CA | Segment: | 370 | 0
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A workers' compensation case is very similar to other legal proceedings in that decisions are made based on evidence provided to a decision maker. In workers' compensation, the vast majority of that evidence is medical information. This information is typically presented to the decision make...Read More
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AB 749 and Physicians
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11/24/2002
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State: CA | Segment: | 505 | 0
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The following is a brief description of the various changes to the Labor Code (and in one instance, Insurance Code) that were made law by AB 749, effective 1/1/03, that affect physicians. workcompcentral will be reviewing these provisions in more detailed analysis in later articles.
Insur...Read More
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Penalties, Interest and Taxes
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11/24/2002
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State: CA | Segment: | 741 | 0
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Are penalties and interest paid on a workers' compensation award taxable?
Basically, no.
In California, all payments made pursuant to Division 4 of the Labor Code are deemed "compensation" (Labor Code section ...Read More
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Claim File and System Documentation Part 1
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11/24/2002
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State: CA | Segment: | 342 | 0
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Importance of Documentation
File documentation is critical from both a communication as well as a legal standpoint. This documentation represents the lifeline and history of the claim. There are potentially many people that will be reviewing a claim throughout the course of the clai...Read More
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FEHA, C&R Settlements and the DFEH
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11/09/2002
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State: CA | Segment: | 1386 | 0
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Can a potential Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) employment discrimination complaint be resolved in a Compromise and Release agreement? The answer is - Yes and No.
In Mary J. Jefferson v. Californi...Read More
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