California's Division of Workers' Compensation Posts Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule (Physician Services / Non-Physician Practitioner Services) By Lonce Lamonte and the California DWC Newsline - September 28, 2023 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted an order adjusting the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS) to conform to changes in the Medicare payment system as required by Labor Code section 5307.1. The Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner Fee Schedule update order adopts the following Medicare October 1, 2023, 4th quarter changes: Read More

WA teachers quitting in droves as workers compensation claims for mental stress rocket, new figures show: The West Australian  September 20, 2023 State school teachers are quitting their jobs at a rate of four per day while the profession accounts for almost half of the public sector’s total workers’ compensation claims, alarming new figures have revealed.

New York increases minimum weekly benefits for work comp claimants: Property Casualty 360  September 19, 2023 Workers comp benefits rejected in Orlando work place shooting: Citrus County Chronicle  August 18, 2023 South Carolina workers face job loss due to stalled workers compensation claims: ABC 4 News  August 15, 2023

California's Division of Workers' Compensation Posts Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule (DMEPOS) By Lonce Lamonte and the California DWC Newsline - September 27, 2023 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted an order adjusting the Durable Medical Equipm... Read More

Workers' Compensation Benchmarking Study Releases 10-Year Annual Industry Report Card. Reveals Claims Management Progress and Performance Differentiators By Rising Medical Solutions LLC - September 18, 2023 Since 2013, Rising Medical Solutions' annual Workers' Compensation Benchmarking Study has surveyed mor... Read More

Workers’ compensation claims were denied at highest rates in recent years according to Minnesota Department of Labor. By Lonce Lamonte - September 8, 2023 Claims payersRead More

The Property Claims Investigation By Barry Zalma, Esq. CFE - August 9, 2021 Insurers are large organizations with varying levels of authority for the payment of claims. The adjus... Read More

She wasn’t looking. But through serendipity, Crystal Johnson has wound up a senior associate attorney at Pearlman, Brown & Wax. By Lonce Lamonte - March 21, 2023 It wasn’t in her plan.  So, this recent move just happened by surprise and destiny.  Somebody reco... Read More