California Division of Workers Compensation Posts Additional Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule, Hospital Outpatient Departments and Ambulatory Surgical Centers By Lonce Lamonte and Newsline from the CA DIR's Division of Workers' Compensation - November 19, 2020 On October 7, the Division of Workers’ Compensation’s Administrative Director issued an order adjusting the Hospital Outpatient Departments and Ambulatory Surgical Centers Fee Schedule portion of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to conform to changes in the Medicare system, effective for services rendered on or after October 1, 2020. Read More

Texas bill would create COVID-19 comp presumption for nurses: Business Insurance   November 13, 2020 A Texas lawmaker has introduced a bill that would make it easier for nurses who acquire COVID-19 to obtain workers compensation benefits.   Democratic Rep. Joseph Moody on Thursday prefiled H.B. 396, which would create a presumption that nurses who acquired COVID-19 on or after Feb. 1, 2020, resulting in a disability or death, are presumed to have contracted the virus in the course and scope of their employment.

Reduced Driving Turns Into Fewer Injuries and Workers’ Compensation Claims: Insurance Journal  November 10, 2020 Study shows geographic variance in COVID-19 claims: Business Insurance   November 6, 2020 Uber, Lyft Drivers Exempt From Employee Status: WLTZ  November 5, 2020

California Workers’ Compensation Coronavirus Claim Count Now Exceeds 50,000 By Lonce Lamonte - November 19, 2020 Over 50,000 COVID-19 claims have been reported to the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (... Read More

Fewer Employees Injured In Auto Accidents Now In Age Of COVID-19 By Lonce Lamonte - November 11, 2020 It shouldn’t be surprising that fewer employees are being injured in auto accidents presently in the... Read More

California Division of Workers’ Compensation Posts 2019 Audit Unit Annual Report and the Ranking Report By Lonce Lamonte and Newsline from the CA DIR's Division of Workers' Compensation - November 5, 2020 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted the 2019 DWC Audit Unit annual report on its ... Read More

Former Work Comp Adjuster Who Is A Brother Of San Bernardino Shooter Gets 3 Years Of Probation In Immigration Fraud Scheme By Jorge Alexandria - November 19, 2020 “Who see always in the accused a fallen brother or wrongfully suspected, he will question well.” ... Read More

Cheryl Scott, City Of Glendale Workers’ Compensation Administrator, To Retire At End Of March 2020. She plans to work part-time and be in the audience at the Hollywood Bowl. By Lonce Lamonte - February 26, 2020 Cheryl Scott, the Workers’ Compensation Administrator at the City of Glendale, is retiring coming up... Read More