
Workers’ comp attorneys with expertise in affirmative defense options are more likely to successfully defend an employer’s case against a claim, lawyers from a California firm
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The California Workers’ Compensation Institute reported that average payments for all comprehensive medical-legal evaluations climbed 67% under the new fee schedule that was approved earlier
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California’s Fraud Assessment Commission on Wednesday approved a 10% increase to an employer-funded assessment that finances prosecutors who investigate workers’ compensation fraud.
By a 4-2
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Frictional costs in California's workers' comp system have declined in recent years, but they remain much higher than any other comp jurisdiction or state benefit-delivery
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The California Supreme Court said Qualcomm Inc. owed no duty to a contractor’s employee who suffered third-degree burns after he triggered an arc flash from
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Workers’ comp carriers that offer coverage in California aren’t doing enough to help law enforcement investigate and prosecute alleged fraudsters, said a group of district
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As some business sectors attempt to jump-start a post-COVID world, workers’ comp stakeholders such as independent medical evaluation firms continue to feel the pandemic’s effects
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District attorneys from across California once again are asking the state’s Fraud Assessment Commission not to cut funding for workers’ comp investigations, even though commissioners
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More than two weeks after the California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board said it would formalize a permanent option for virtual meetings, a Division of Workers’
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California stakeholders continue to urge the Division of Workers’ Compensation to change its Copy Service Fee Schedule proposal as quickly as possible, even if that
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