Physicians can provide services to patients through separate legal entities in which they have a financial interest without violating the statutory prohibition on self-referrals, a
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California’s workers compensation market, rattled by the COVID-19 pandemic, is still seeing anemic rates but writings are expected to inch up by the end of
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A California appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a general contractor dismissing the tort claims by a subcontractor’s injured employee as being
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Researchers for Rand Corp. said their review of first responder claims for post-traumatic stress disorder found evidence supporting the rationale for California lawmakers to create
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Trials, including lien trials and Special Adjudication Unit trials, will be held in person at most Division of Workers’ Compensation district offices, starting today.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed an unopposed bill that would have prohibited apportioning disability to race, gender and other characteristics, and he said training qualified
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A California appellate court ruled that a workers’ compensation insurance carrier could not disqualify the attorneys representing a third-party tortfeasor based on a purported conflict
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The total number of independent medical review determination letters fell to an all-time low in 2020, according to a new report by the California Workers’
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A consistent drop in opioid use continued to drive down workers’ compensation pharmacy costs across the U.S. last year, capping a five-year trend that showed
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The act of hiring an attorney was sufficient evidence to find that the health of an injured worker did not preclude him from comprehending the
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