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Friday, February 11, 2022

DWC Updates Hospital Outpatient, ASC Fee Schedule

  • State: California
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted adjustments to the Hospital Outpatient Departments and Ambulatory Surgical Centers section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to

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Friday, February 11, 2022

CHSWC Posts COVID Safety Fact Sheet for School Workers

  • State: California
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California’s Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation and the School Action for Safety and Health program released a fact sheet for school employees

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Friday, February 11, 2022

Psychiatrist Sentenced to 120 Days for Falsifying Disability Reports

  • State: California
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Federal prosecutors announced that a Northern California psychiatrist was sentenced to 120 days in jail and ordered to pay $1.4 million in restitution after pleading

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Thursday, February 10, 2022

Court Rejects Worker's Argument for Statutory Exception to Exclusive Remedy

  • State: Oregon
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The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that Oregon Revised Statutes Section 656.019 is a procedural statute that governs the time for bringing a negligence action, not

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Thursday, February 10, 2022

Governing Committee Approves Experience Rating COVID Claims

  • State: California
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The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California will submit a regulatory filing that includes a provision to start including COVID-19 claims in employers’ experience

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Thursday, February 10, 2022

DWC Proposes Amendments to QME Rules

  • State: California
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted to its online forum proposed changes to its qualified medical evaluator regulations.

Proposed changes would extend the time

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Thursday, February 10, 2022

Actuarial Committee Meets Tuesday

  • State: California
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The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California Actuarial Committee will discuss experience rating plan values during a meeting Tuesday.

“An analysis of the indicated

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Supreme Court Clarifies Maximum Benefit Calculation for Out-of-State Worker Receiving COLA

  • State: Alaska
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The Alaska Supreme Court ruled that when calculating the compensation due to an injured worker, the cost-of-living ratio applicable to out-of-state recipients must be applied

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Unlicensed Comp Agent Sentenced to 4 Years, $1.4M Restitution

  • State: California
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An unlicensed insurance agent who sold workers’ compensation coverage to businesses throughout California from 2012 through 2019 was sentenced to four years in prison and

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Bill Would Permanently Exempt Manicurists From ABC Test

  • State: California
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Licensed manicurists in California would be indefinitely exempted from the state’s so-called “ABC test” of employee status, under recently introduced legislation.

Manicurists who book their

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