California Division of Workers’ Compensation Posts Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule (Hospital Outpatient Departments/Ambulatory Surgical Centers) By Lonce Lamonte and Newsline from the CA DIR's Division of Workers' Compensation - October 14, 2020 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted an order adjusting the Hospital Outpatient Departments and Ambulatory Surgical Centers section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS) to conform to changes in the Medicare payment system as required by Labor Code section 5307.1. The Hospital Outpatient Departments and Ambulatory Surgical Centers fee schedule update order adopts the following Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare changes: Read More

Citation in power shear accident vacated: Business Insurance   September 23, 2020 An aerospace engineering company did not improperly guard a machine that crushed the finger of an operator, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission held Monday in a unanimous decision.   In Secretary of Labor v. Aerospace Testing Alliance, the full commission reversed an administrative law judge’s holding and the citation of $6,300.

Fired worker may proceed with retaliation suit: Business Insurance   September 23, 2020 Independent medical reviews fall in California during COVID-19 lockdown: Business Insurance   September 21, 2020 Fire Weather May Improve for Pacific Northwest, No Such Luck for Tinderbox California: Insurance Journal  September 18, 2020

California Division of Workers’ Compensation Emergency Regulations for Medical-Legal Reporting in Response to COVID-19 are in Effect through March 12, 2021 By Lonce Lamonte and Newsline from the CA DIR's Division of Workers' Compensation - October 13, 2020 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announces its Read More

California Division of Workers’ Compensation Posts Adjustment to Official Medical Fee Schedule (Pathology and Clinical Laboratory Section) By Lonce Lamonte and Newsline from the CA DIR's Division of Workers' Compensation - October 12, 2020 The Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) has posted an order adjusting the pathology and clinical l... Read More

Sedgwick Now Names John Stanzi President of Casualty Operations for the Americas By Lonce Lamonte, editor, with news release from Sedgwick dated October 9th 2020 - October 9, 2020 Sedgwick has now appointed John Stanzi its president of casualty operations for the Americas. Read More

The Critical Importance of a Property and Casualty- Catastrophe Adjuster In Today’s World By Ryan Stubblefield - July 22, 2020 When I began my career as a catastrophe adjuster, my Father told me the two best moments regarding a c... 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