The California Senate voted down a bill that would have created presumptions that infectious diseases, post-traumatic stress disorder, musculoskeletal injuries and some respiratory illnesses are
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A federal judge for a second time denied Michael D. Drobot’s request for compassionate release over his concerns about COVID-19 and conditions at the Southern
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Two months after the Division of Workers’ Compensation adopted an updated Medical-Legal Fee Schedule, California claims adjusters and defense firms will need to stay diligent
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When Denver Broncos offensive lineman Ja’Wuan James followed his union leaders’ advice and stayed away from team facilities to conduct his own workout last month,
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An attorney in Southern California launched an advertising campaign using the name of a nationally recognized law firm to solicit workers’ compensation patients who were
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Workers’ compensation patients with lower-back injuries are more likely to be readmitted or require a second surgery when compared with non-comp patients, according to a
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Prescription drug costs are falling in most states, but per-claim payments and payment shares in workers’ compensation systems still differ significantly for comparable treatments, according
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A federal judge last week sentenced an orthopedic surgeon to more than a year in prison for accepting more than $600,000 in bribes and kickbacks
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Appropriations committees in both chambers of the California Legislature passed multiple workers’ comp bills last week and the Assembly unanimously approved legislation that would extend
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A California appellate court in an unpublished decision upheld the dismissal of an unrepresented truck driver’s civil suit over his alleged chemical exposure injuries even
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