California's Division of Workers' Compensation Posts Additional Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule (Hospital Outpatient Departments/Ambulatory Surgical Centers) By Lonce Lamonte and the California DWC Newsline - November 22, 2022 The Administrative Director of the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) issued an order on October 4, 2022, adjusting the Hospital Outpatient Departments and Ambulatory Surgical Centers section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS) to conform to the quarterly changes in the Medicare payment system as required by Labor Code section 5307.1. Thereafter, DWC issued an order dated October 21, 2022 adopting the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) revised fee schedule documents dated October 18, 2022. Subsequently, the CMS issued revised fee schedule documents dated November 14, 2022. Read More

Employee Fired After Sleepwalking Incident. Loses Disability Discrimination Claim. : Claims Journal   August 10, 2022 An employee fired after she climbed into a colleague’s bed while sleepwalking at a hotel during an out-of-town conference has no disability discrimination claim, a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last month.

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California's Division of Workers' Compensation issues Notice of Modification to Text of Proposed Action regarding Workers’ Compensation – Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations By Lonce Lamonte and the California DWC Newsline - November 21, 2022 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has issued a notice of modification to text of proposed ... Read More

California Division of Workers' Compensation Announces Temporary Total Disability Rates for 2023 By Lonce Lamonte and the California DWC Newsline - November 17, 2022 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announces that the 2023 minimum and maximum temporary to... Read More

California Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) Invites Stakeholders to Comment on Ideas to Improve the Workers’ Compensation System at December 6 In-Person Public Meeting By Lonce Lamonte and the California DWC Newsline - November 9, 2022 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) will hold an in-person public meeting in Oakland on Tues... Read More

The Property Claims Investigation By 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

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