Industry Insights
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Peabody: Request for Remote Testimony Can Satisfy WCAB Rules With Due Process at Stake | 08/25/2025 | |
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| By: Michael D. Peabody | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board issued a new en banc decision, making it easier for parties to have witnesses testify at trial via videoconferencing software. ...Read More | |||
| Montgomery: New DOL Billing Requirements | 08/22/2025 | ||
| By: Catherine Montgomery | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Effective Aug. 9, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs requires that group medical practices include the rendering provider’s National Provider Identifier when billing for a professional claim. The ren...Read More | |||
| CAAA: State Extends Safety Protections to Domestic Service Workers | 08/20/2025 | ||
| By: CAAA Communications Team | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| California is extending workplace safety and health protections to domestic workers (housecleaners, caregivers, gardeners, etc.) employed by businesses for the first time. The landmark expansion of these protections was enacted through Senate Bill 1350, which was signed into law in 2...Read More | |||
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Zachry: A Leader in the Fight Against Opioid Abuse | 08/18/2025 | |
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| By: Bill Zachry | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| I recently attended the retirement dinner for my friend and mentor, Alex Swedlow, as he stepped down from his role as president of the California Workers’ Compensation Institute. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: Asking About Liens Against Compensation | 08/15/2025 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| One of the most important questions a defense attorney can ask at a deposition is about liens against compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Examine Your Process | 08/14/2025 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The real goal of case management is to economically conclude the case with the best outcome you could realistically expect. Yet, litigators spend a lot of time spinning their wheels on activities that don’t yield significant progress toward that goal. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: California Comp Drivers, Part 2 | 08/13/2025 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| California’s a fifth of U.S. workers’ comp benefits, and medical expenses are on the rise. ...Read More | |||
| CAAA: DWC Fumbles UR Rulemaking | 08/12/2025 | ||
| By: CAAA Communications Team | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The Division of Workers’ Compensation’s latest attempt to revise utilization review rules has been rejected by the Office of Administrative Law after it found several sections were too ambiguous and littered with procedural errors. The proposed rules were meant to impleme...Read More | |||
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Paduda: California Comp Drivers, Part 1 | 08/11/2025 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| California represents one-fifth of total workers’ comp benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Langham: Bias Is Pernicious | 08/08/2025 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The attorney opens a mediation negotiation with a superlative bloviation: "This case cannot be worth less than $1 million," or "There is no way the alleged accident or injuries are compensable." ...Read More | |||
