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DWC Posts New Adjustments to Fee Schedule for Pathology, Clinical Laboratory
04/08/2021
conform to 2021 changes in the Medicare payment system as required by the states Labor Code.
The adjustments adopt the April 2021 quarterly update to the pathology and clinical laboratory fee schedule the DIR said.
The order also includes prices for COVID-19 testing codes based on 120 of the
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Senate Committee OKs Bill That Will Ban Discrimination in Apportionment
03/23/2021
A California state Senate committee on Monday approved a bill that seeks to prohibit discrimination in apportionment and supporters said theyll consider amendments submitted by stakeholders who have concerns over its language.
The committee on Labor Public Employment and Retirement voted 4-0
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Senate Committees to Discuss Comp Bills on Contractor Coverage, COVID-19, Apportionment
03/22/2021
Senate Committee on Labor Public Employment and Retirement on March 8 voted 4-0 to pass the bill.
Cost projections for both bills were not available Friday afternoon.
Meanwhile the Senate Committee on Labor Public Employment and Retirement will review policy considerations relating to Senate
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Worker Who Fell From Tree Can't Assert Tort Claim Against Apartment Owner, Manager
03/17/2021
sustained injuries when he fell out of a tree he was trimming at an apartment complex owned by the Kirby Manor Corp. Hallmark Realty managed the complex.
Kirby and Hallmark had an agreement that identified Hallmark as both an independent contractor hired by Kirby and Kirbys agent.
Hallmark hired
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Privette Doctrine Shields Homeowners From Liability to Contractor's Injured Employee
03/12/2021
required workers compensation insurance the court said.
The court further said the Labor Code generally provides that a worker performing services for which a license is required is an employee rather than an independent contractor and that holding a valid license is a condition of having independent
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Committees Pass Bills Requiring Comp for Contractors, Expanding PTSD Presumption
03/09/2021
contractor for a day a week or full time and level the playing field for law-abiding contractors.
Each year about 55 of the states licensed contractors file for workers comp exemptions by claiming they have no employees Dodd said.
Research by the Contractors State License Board however shows
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Committees Set Hearings on Contractor Coverage Requirement, PTSD Expansion
03/04/2021
licensure obtain and carry comp insurance even if they have no workers.
Also on Monday the Senate Labor Public Employment and Retirement Committee will hear testimony on SB 284 by Sen. Henry Stern D-Canoga Park.
The bill would create a presumption that PTSD is compensable for those employed by the
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Even WCAB Judges Say They're Having a Hard Time Keeping Up With Comp Laws
01/14/2021
world.
AB 5 which became law at the beginning of last year created a presumption that most workers are employees. Employers can rebut the presumption and demonstrate that a worker is properly classified as an independent contractor by establishing the worker is free from the control and direction
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As Grocer Plans to Replace Drivers, Observers Question Sufficiency of Prop. 22 Benefits
01/13/2021
could be colloquially classified as independent contractor plus where the worker isnt considered a full-time employee but still gets some benefits Duff said.
Though some stakeholders might consider it progress it might not be sufficient for many workers he said.
Is this better than an
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Prosecutors Charge Labor Contractor With Insurance Fraud
12/01/2020
A Ventura County man has been charged with insurance fraud after he allegedly kept health and disability benefits from injured workers and failed to notify his carrier after employees suffered on-the-job injuries prosecutors said.
Labor contractor Robert Zermeno Delara 49 of Fillmore faces
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