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April 15, 2024
Colorado Worker Shows Head Injury Happened as a Consequence of a Knock on the Head at Work

April 4, 2024
Callfornia Division of Workers' Compensation Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee Meeting Scheduled for April 17, 2024

April 3, 2024
California Division of Workers' Compensation Posts Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule (DMEPOS)

April 2, 2024
California Division of Workers' Compensation Posts Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule for Pathology and Clinical Laboratory

Destroying the Files

The California Department of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) wants to shorten its timeline for destroying case files from 15 years to five. The amendment to Section 10758 of the California Code of Regulations is being made in an attempt to decrease paperwork and filing time. Before it becomes final, the Department of Finance must approve the change. Members of the public can comment on the proposed alteration at the new DWC and Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Forum website. The address is: http://www.dir.ca.gov/dwc/DWCWCABForum/2.asp.

Fontana School District Accepts Liability for Football Brawl

Fontana Unified School District has admitted legal liability for a fight that broke out after a 1999 playoff football game between Fontana High School and Loyola High School. According to a joint statement released Feb. 1 by lawyers from both districts, Fontana Unified will pay monetary damages to five Loyola assistant coaches and their athletic trainer. The agreement acknowledges that the Fontana coach’s were negligent in controlling their players. Shortly after the game was finished coaches from both teams had a brief meeting in the middle of the playing field. At some point, Fontana’s team members began striking Loyola’s assistant coaches. “What the [Loyola coaches] wanted all along was the acknowledgment of responsibility by the school district,” John Girardi, the attorney for Loyola, told the Los Angeles Times. A judge will determine the amount of damages within the next 30 days.

Caught Working at the Car Wash

A Santa Paula construction worker pled not guilty to six counts of workers’ compensation insurance fraud and one count of perjury Jan. 31. Aureliano Cordero, 32, allegedly received $15,000 in disability payments while working on the sly. Cordero worked for Wild Wood Structures in November 1999 when he claimed he was hit in the arm by metal bands used to tie lumber together. After complaining of chronic pain, Cordero was declared temporarily disabled and received workers’ compensation payments for more than a year. Investigators from the California Department of Insurance’s Fraud Division discovered that Cordero was working at a car dealership washing cars while receiving his benefit checks. Cordero faces five years in prison and $50,000 in fines if convicted.