Division of Workers' Compensation Announces Closure of Virtual Eureka Office By Lonce Lamonte, adjustercom editor, having edited the news release from DWC's Newsline dated September 18, 2024 - September 18, 2024 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) today announced that it will close the Eureka office, which has been virtual since 2020. As a result, the venue of Eureka cases will shift to the Santa Rosa district office. Beginning October 1, 2024, all hearing requests will be scheduled in the Santa Rosa district office. In conformance with statewide DWC policy, trials, expedited hearings and lien trials in Santa Rosa are set in-person. Read More

NFL Hit With $4.7 Billion Damages in Sunday Ticket Trial: Claims Journal   June 28, 2024The National Football League was hit with about $4.7 billion in damages — which stands to be tripled to $14 billion under federal law — after losing a jury trial over anticompetitive features of its Sunday Ticket broadcast package.

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California's Division of Workers' Compensation Posts Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule (Physician Services / Non-Physician Practitioner Services) By Lonce Lamonte, adjustercom editor, editing DWC Newsline's news from September 18th 2024 - September 18, 2024 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted an order adjusting the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS)... Read More

It used to be asbestosis, and now it’s silicosis from one realm of the world to the other By Lonce Lamonte - September 12, 2024 It appears the problems with workers’ compensation claims all over the world are astonishingly similar. The diffic... Read More

California's Division of Workers' Compensation’s (DWC) San Bernardino District Office Reopens By Lonce Lamonte, adjustercom editor, using the copy from DWC's Newsline - September 10, 2024 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) today announced that its San Bernardino district office has reopened after a clos... Read More

Restaurant Industry Set to Confront Workers' Comp Challenge with New Food and Beverage Insurance Rating Classification By Jorge Alexandria - June 28, 2024 I sat in on an in-person Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) seminar that covered a Read More

John Riggs, Claims Manager for Past 21 Years at Disneyland Resorts in Anaheim, Retires By Lonce Lamonte - August 1, 2024 John Riggs announced his retirement yesterday from Disneyland Resorts in Anaheim and from his claims management care... Read More