California Division of Workers' Compensation posts adjustment to Official Medical Fee Schedule (Ambulance Services) By Lonce Lamonte, editor, editing the CA DWC Newsline news release - December 10, 2025 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted an order adjusting the Ambulance Services 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 update order is effective for services rendered on or after January 1, 2026, and can be found at the DWC DWC Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS) webpage. Read More

Comp court reinstates PTSD benefits for officer after fatal struggle: Business Insurance  December 9, 2025 The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania on Monday reversed a Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board ruling, ordering benefits reinstated to a suburban Philadelphia police sergeant who developed post-traumatic stress disorder following a violent 2020 on-duty confrontation that ended in a suspect’s death. As documented in No. 1093 C.D. 2024, the panel held that a workers compensation judge improperly rejected uncontroverted medical evidence and misapplied the legal standards...

https://www.businessinsurance.com/workers-amputation-from-laceration-infection-compensable-judge/: Business Insurance   December 3, 2025 A wave of mental health claims is blowing a hole in NSW workers’ comp: HCAmag.com  December 2, 2025 In Alabama, Shot Employee Gets No Workers’ Comp and No Employer’s Liability: Insurance Journal  December 2, 2025

Woolverton Woolverton & Wolsey open new offices in Los Angeles. This firm name is a name change from the Stockwell firm. By Lonce Lamonte - December 8, 2025 Much remains the same but with renewed energy.  Attorney George Woolverton just moved into his new of... Read More

Attorney Elizabeth Neumann appointed as Executive Vice President, Financial Lines Claims Leader, for Howden US. Neumann will join Ron Borys to build national Financial Lines practice in the US. By Howden U.S. News Release - December 3, 2025 Howden US today announced the appointment of Elizabeth Neumann Esq. as Executive Vice President, Financi... Read More

California Division of Workers' Compensation announces temporary total disability rates for 2026 By Lonce Lamonte, editor, editing the CA DWC Newsline news release - November 21, 2025 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announces that the 2026 minimum and maximum temporary tota... Read More

For Halloween: A Ghostly Tale of Greed, Double Indemnity Policies, and the Gallows. By Jorge Alexandria - October 25, 2025 This is the season when the macabre, insurance, and entertainment meet. In keeping with that spirit, t... Read More

Attorney George Woolverton’s new firm name really is Woolverton Woolverton and Wolsey. It’s not Woolverton Wolsey and Woolverton. By Lonce Lamonte - October 20, 2025 George Woolverton, a veteran workers' compensation defense attorney who specializes in claims defense, labor law and 132a, liability ... Read More