Workers' Compensation Opioid Use Drops $6.5 Billion In California By Lonce Lamonte - November 12, 2019 Opioid use within California workers’ compensation lost-time cases has been cut in half over the past ten years. This drop has reduced both average benefit payments and average days away from work, according to the California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) in a study released yesterday.  The CWCI study shows 10-year costs are projected to decline by an estimated $6.5 billion. Read More

In Memorium: Workers’ Compensation Claims Supervisor Jack Oliver By Jorge Alexandria - November 6, 2019 Jack Oliver, a sixteen-year employee and workers’ compensation claims supervisor at Sedgwick CMS, succumbed to lung cancer at age 54 on Saturday, November 02, 2019. Unfortunately, family and relatives were unavailable to talk to adjustercom to obtain a complete picture of his biography.  Jack was born on August 01, 1965. He was a graduate of Pasadena High School. Prior to coming onboard with Sedgwick, Jack worked for CNA Insurance from 2001 through 2003. Once at Sedgwick he rose through the ranks quickly and into a leadership position at their Ontario, California office handling the Coca Cola Company account. Read More

California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation Anaheim Office Has New Address By the DWC Newsline - November 5, 2019 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) today announced its Anaheim office has a new street address. The office itself is not moving, but the street name has changed from PacifiCenter Drive to the following: 1065 N Link, Suite 170 Anaheim, CA 92806 Read More

Liberty Mutual Wins On Appeal And Gets UPS Driver's Bad Faith Claim Overturned By Lonce Lamonte - November 3, 2019 A divided appeals court in Mississippi on October 29th, 2019, Tuesday, ruled that Liberty Mutual will not have to pay $100,000 in damages which was awarded by the lower court in a civil suit filed by a United Parcel Service (UPS) driver.  The jury in 2017 awarded Anthony Lee Tutor $500,000 in damages to be paid by UPS and $100,000 in damages to be paid by Liberty Mutual.  But only Liberty Mutual appealed.  Anthony Lee Tutor made a workers’ compensation claim in 2011.  He claimed he injured his back on the job but UPS denied he had a work comp claim.  UPS instead allowed Tutor to file for short-term disability for an injury that was not work related, UPS alleged, in spite of Tutor’s protests. Read More

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October 30, 2019 - California Division of Workers’ Compensation Posts Additional Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule Inpatient Hospital Section to Conform to Medicare Corrections

October 23, 2019 - California Division of Workers’ Compensation Posts Additional Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule (Hospital Outpatient Departments/Ambulatory Surgical Centers)

October 21, 2019 - Applied Underwriters-California Insurance Company Sale Denied Approval By CA Department Of Insurance

October 17, 2019 - Berkshire Hathaway Sells Applied Underwriters

October 9, 2019 - Albert & Mackenzie Announces Acquisition of AM Lien Solutions, Formerly Known as Healthcare Resource Group (HCRG –Lien Division)

October 8, 2019 - Albert and Mackenzie Takes Great Pleasure in Announcing the Opening of Two New Offices in California!

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