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3/8
Informal Rating Requests: New Report Shows Huge Statutory Violations

3/8
DWC Announces New E-Billing Forms for Med Treatment

3/8
Attention Carriers: Top 10 Ways to Attract Audit Unit Attention

3/8
DWC Posts New Pharmacy Benefit Network (PBN) Rules

3/8
DWC & EDD Issue Spam Alert

3/8
DWC Issues 15-Day Notice for Proposed MPN and Benefit Notice Regs

3/8
Major Public Works Contractor Sued for Violating Labor Laws, Defrauding WC Carrier

3/8
New Rules Adopted by Chiropractors for Manipulation Under Anesthesia (MUA)

3/8
2nd Dist. CA: Is CIGA Liable If Self-Insured Employer Has Insolvent Excess Coverage?
In this published case the issue was whether a city which is only partially self-insured (also having excess coverage) can look to CIGA for payment if the excess carrier becomes insolvent...

3/8
3rd Dist. CA: Does General Contractor Owe Common Law Duty of Care to Sub?
In this unpublished case the Court was asked to re-examine the Previtte doctrine in light of LC 6304.5, to determine whether the statute expands the potential liability of general contractors...

3/8
2nd Dist. CA: Can Workers Comp Lien Be Divided Between Compensable and Non-Compensable Injuries?
This unpublished case involved a third party who had been assigned the workers comp lien of the employer. The third party had admitted liability and a jury had awarded damages to the injured worker...

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3/1    6th Dist. CA: Guzman En Banc Decision Granted Review

3/1    1st Dist. CA: Does Amended Complaint for WC Fraud Nullify St./ Limitations Defense?

2/22    CA Supreme / 2nd Dist. CA: Joint and Several Liability for General and Special Employers in WC Settlement

2/22    3rd Dist. CA: Is Failure to Participate in Pain Mgt Enough to Deny Disability Retirement?

3/1    1st Dist. CA: Cervantes Procedures Reviewed Re Second-Opinions for Spinal Surgeries

2/15    WCAB: Panel Decision Clarifies Rx Claims Outside Pharmacy Benefit Networks (PBNs)

2/8    WCAB: Does 15% PD 'Add-On' Apply to 100% Cases?

2/15    2nd Dist. CA: When Is Arbitration Agreement Limiting Discovery 'Unconscionable'?

3/1    2nd Dist. CA: When Is Worker an Independent Contractor -- Analyzing the Borello Decision

2/22    CA Supreme: Does State 'Kin Care' Law Apply to Employers With Unlimited Sick Leave?

2/15    WCAB: What Kind of 'Express Agreement' Is Needed to Remove WCAB Jurisdiction on Med Pay Amounts?

2/1    3rd Dist. CA: Can Stips Based on Unsettled Law Be Set Aside If New Cases Resolve Issue?

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3/1    Court Formally Exempts DWC from State Furloughs

3/1    DWC Posts Proposed Benefit Notice Changes

3/1    What's In Store for Workers' Comp After November Election?

2/22    Woman Ignores WC Fraud Restitution, Gets 3 Years Prison

2/8    Legislature Leadership Demands Action From DWC on New PDRS

3/1    EAMS -- Now & the Future: Hand-Outs, Q&A's from Recent Conference

3/1    Making Workers Comp Work: Impressive Cast of Speakers Set for Upcoming S.F. Conference

3/1    Lawsuit Filed to Block Zenith Takeover by Fairfax Financial

2/22    2 Plead No Contest in Premier Medical Fraud Cases, Agree to Waive $60 Mil in Liens

2/15    Self-Insurers to Hold Annual Meeting Next Month in Anaheim

3/1    Take a Peek at the Latest Workers' Comp Bills Introduced This Session

2/22    WC Group Holding Seminar This Week on Almaraz/Guzman & Ogilvie

2/22    Stanford D. Herlick, Author of WC Treatises, Passes Away at 88

2/1    EAMS Review: E-Form Reference Guide, Rating Requests, Filing Issues

2/1    Nominate Your Favorite WC Atty or Judge for Special Award

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2010 DIR/WCAB Furlough Dates
• Print Out Handy TD, PD, Life Pension Chart [2009/2010]

From CAAA: 2009's Most Important WC Cases
From LexisNexis: Top Workers Comp Cases thru 2009

Noteworthy Panel Decisions (thru 7/09)
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• Sample Checklist for CMS Workers Comp Set Aside Agreements
• Top 10 Errors Submitting CMS Medicare Set Asides
• Defense Attys Issue "10 Unusual Defenses & Pitfalls"

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State Bar WC Section Publishes "SB 899 Glossary & Cases"

• Special: The Interplay of the FMLA with ADA
• Special: Using Voc Rehab Experts and Life-Care Planners

• Special: Construction Site Injuries: Many Roads to Liability
• Special: Using Economists, Life-Care Planners & VR Experts

• How to Rebutt New Rating Schedule
• Latest Guidelines for MediCare Set Asides

• Claims Examiners: Read DWC's U.R.'s FAQ's Here
• IRS Publishes 'Employee' vs. 'Ind. Contractor' Guide

• Cal. Labor Fed's Top 10 Things for Workers to Know

• Top 10 Ways to Screw Up Your Workers' Comp. Case
• Filing a Complaint with the Audit Unit

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commentary

08/10: Don't Touch State Fund!

07/13: Why Workers' Comp Carriers Don't Need a Rate Increase
06/08: Reflections on Almaraz-Guzman Decisions

01/19: Editorial: The CA WC System: Poor Compensation, Poor Care
09/02: Practicing Medicine w/o CA License: Be UR Doc!

07/28: Editorial: What's Wrong with the New PDRS
06/09: Public Employee Presumptions: Good or Taxpayer Rip-Off?

05/27: Time to Revamp State Legislature?
05/27: Dan Walters: Sac. Gamesmanship & 'Job Killer' Bills

03/10: Are Taxpayers Subsidizing Workers' Comp Carriers?
01/21: Should Admin. Dir. Carrie Nevans Be Reconfirmed?

01/14: State Fund Audits Didn't Go Far Enough!
01/07: New York Times Blasts Republicans for Soc. Sec. Backlog

01/07: New Geller Rant: Malpractice Caps & WC Reform
10/22: No Need to Boost PD Rates!

10/01: Major Newspaper Urges More Be Given to Injured Workers
09/17: Pass SB 936 & DON'T Use SB 899 as Health Care 'Model'

09/10: Thoughts on Recent Appellate Ruling on WC Atty Fees
09/10: Labor Day Editorial on Effects of SB 899 on Work Force

09/04: Can WC Reforms Help With Health Care Plan?
06/18: Editorial: Fixing the State Chiropratic Board

02/19: Workers' Comp 'Reform': A Complete Hoax! (K. More)
02/12: CAAA Prez Speaks Out on Injured Workers' Woes

01/02: Defense Atty Requests 'Civility' in Post SB 899 World
12/04: SB 899 Author Discusses What Still Needs to Happen

04/22: Prominent Def. Atty Questions Money Chart Fairness

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