
A federal judge in Sacramento said the doctrine of prior exclusive jurisdiction or a similar practice of discouraging federal courts from interfering with state judicial
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An appellate court rejected the argument that State Compensation Insurance Fund and the California Highway Patrol weren’t entitled to restitution of more than $70,000 for
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Workers’ comp stakeholders and industry watchers said they accept the reality of a new Medical-legal Fee Schedule, but adapting to the guidelines could take some
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Almost every state now allows payment for telehealth services in workers’ compensation, according to an updated study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute.
WCRI on
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More than 80 California health care facilities and employer advocacy groups say a bill that would extend to hospital employees a presumption meant for first
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The number of active workers’ comp claims in the third quarter of 2020 was lower than during the same period a year before, and injured
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California’s workers’ comp system is rife with mistrust and a lack of communication between medical providers and claims examiners, and it’s resulting in worse outcomes
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The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected female workers, due in part to an increase in work-from-home policies that are likely to continue even after the
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At last year’s Division of Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference, California stakeholders wondered what impacts an encroaching COVID-19 pandemic would have on the state’s comp system.
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Workers’ comp researchers have sometimes looked to the Great Recession as a way to navigate the COVID-caused economic downturn, but the recent pandemic has presented
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