Lots of Opioid Prescriptions Going On in Victoria, Australia Through Workers’ Compensation By Lonce Lamonte - March 10, 2025 More than half, perhaps two-thirds of injured workers are receiving high-risk opioids via workers’ compensation in Victoria, Australia. A recent study in CNS Drugs analyzed information from more than 30,000 injured employees with neck and back injuries during the decade between 2010 and 2019. The study found 20.5% were prescribed opioids within the first three months of their claim. Read More

Could Worker Whose Leg was Crushed by a 3,000-lb Pipe in Pa. Collect W. Va. Benefits?: workerscompensation.com  February 21, 2025When an employee of a West Virginia company is injured while working in another state, which state pays? As one case shows, this tends to hinge on how long the claimant worked in the other state.

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California Division of Workers' Compensation Invites Physicians and Pharmacists to Apply for Appointment to the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee for 2025-2027 Term By Lonce Lamonte, adjustercom editor using DWC Newsline's News Release Dated February 27, 2025 - February 28, 2025 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) invites California licensed physicians (medical doctors or doctors of ost... Read More

California Division of Workers' Compensation Provides Update on Virtual Courtroom Transition and Installation of Public Wi-Fi By Lonce Lamonte, adjustercom editor using DWC Newsline's News Release Dated February 27, 2025 - February 27, 2025 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) Read More

California Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) Issues Notice of 15 Day Public Comment Period for Utilization Review and Related Regulations By Lonce Lamonte, adjustercom editor using DWC Newsline's News Release Dated February 27th 2025 - February 27, 2025 The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) held a public hearing on July 25, 2024 and received public com... Read More

Carlsbad lifeguard, Alex Shaner, walking again after ocean accident By Jorge Alexandria - February 21, 2025 An extraordinary story of a young man… and his journey from a severe spinal cord injury. Matthew Denisa... Read More

Scott Stevens gets moved up to Claims Manager at Corvel while veteran Sandra Loncaric secures a Senior Workers' Compensation Examiner position at Disney By Lonce Lamonte - January 25, 2025 Scott Stevens is now the Claims Manager at CorVel Corporation in San Diego, California. Scott was promoted up from ... Read More