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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A coalition of employers is asking a California appellate court to find that the exclusive remedy of workers’ compensation precludes a lawsuit alleging an employer’s negligence
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A new study by the National Council on Compensation Insurance found there is "no convincing evidence" that the COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected injured workers’ access
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Medical-legal evaluations for psychological claims in California have grown more complicated since lawmakers passed Senate Bill 863 nearly a decade ago, and stakeholders on all
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California copy service professionals thanked the Division of Workers’ Compensation for proposing to increase their flat reimbursement rate by $45, but stakeholders of all stripes
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