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from 2.2 billion to 33.6 billion depending on what percentage of workers were infected and what presumptions were enacted.
The CWCI also prepared a report to the industry regarding concerns over a COVID-19
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cents per mile for 2020. California law requires claims administrators to reimburse injured workers for travel expenses at the rate adopted by the Department of Personnel Administration for state employees which is tied to the IRS mileage rate.
CWCI said the new mileage rate applies to all travel in
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12/22/2020
The California Workers' Compensation Institute says November will likely have the most COVID-19 claims of any month since the pandemic began as the virus continues to spread unabated across some parts of the state.
CWCI on Friday issued a bulletin reporting 10305 COVID-19 claims were filed in
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12/22/2020
10305 from 4628 in October. CWCI projects 17312 COVID-19 claims for November dates of injury up about 11.8 compared to the 15489 claims projected for July.
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12/18/2020
Filed 121018
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION ONE
1. &
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WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Case No. ADJ1078163 BAK 0145426
OPINION AND DECISION AFTER RECONSIDERATION
EN B
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or any other approach to calculating compensation. Nor does anything in the language implicitly do so." Brodie supra 40 Cal.4th at p. 1325. With respect to apportionment however we agree with the Board that "the Legislature has not been silent." As amicus curiae CWCI contends "The permanent
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Institute CWCI counters that section 11135 does not apply to the administration of workers compensation benefits because the workers' compensation program is not funded by the state and the state provides no financial assistance to beneficiaries. However this argument ignores the language of the statute
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Association on the issue of Dykes's effect on this case. In addition to their responses we received amicus briefs from the California Workers' Compensation Institute CWCI and the California Chamber of Commerce CCC to which the parties had an opportunity to respond Cal. Rules of Court rule 13c
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899 is
inapplicable to her case because discovery had been mainly
closed and the issues submitted for decision prior to the
effective date of SB 899.
Amicus curiae California Workers' Compensation Defense
Attorneys' Association CWCDAA and California Workers'
Compensation Institute CWCI
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