The emergence of the COVID-19 delta variant and the prevalence of patients showing so-called long-haul symptoms will likely create long-term costs and issues for workers’
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation wants to raise the flat rate for copy services by $45 starting in 2022, according to proposed amendments to the
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A new study has found that drug monitoring programs and recently implemented policies limiting the period of initial prescriptions have reduced opioids in workers’ compensation,
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California’s COVID-19 workplace safety rules no longer require physical distancing for workers in most cases, but versions of many of Cal/OSHA’s temporary emergency standards adopted
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Now that California is requiring some employees to either be vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to weekly testing, the state’s workers’ comp system could field
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The author of a California bill that would ban workers’ comp apportionment based on race, gender and other protected attributes is reviewing proposed amendments that
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The Michigan Supreme Court upheld a finding that an injured worker was entitled to total disability benefits, but it vacated the underlying judgment to the
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Evolving COVID-19 variants and the effects of climate change will have huge impacts on California and its workers’ compensation system over the next decade and
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California’s workers’ comp infrastructure fared better than anticipated in 2020, but it's still unclear how long the COVID-19 pandemic will linger as stakeholders try to return the
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The California Applicants' Attorneys Association asked the state's 6th District Court of Appeal for permission to file an amicus brief on behalf of an undocumented
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