The New Executive Medical Director of the DWC
Rupali Das, M.D., M.P.H., formerly Chief of the Exposure Assessment section of the Department of Public Health since 2009, was appointed as Executive Medical Director of the Division of Workers’...
View ArticleCalifornia workers’ comp overhaul effort is stirring
By Marc Lifsher, Los Angeles Times April 12, 2012 Labor unions and large employers are quietly crafting the biggest reform in a decade. The system’s pendulum, which swung in favor of business and...
View Article30-day grace period given for use of new fact sheet for use of QMEs and...
Division of Workers’ Compensation posts updated fact sheet explaining the use of qualified medical evaluators and agreed medical evaluators 30-day grace period given for use of new fact sheet In April...
View ArticleTHE MONOPOLIZATION OF INJURED WORKERS’ HEALTHCARE
Dignity Health Buyout of U.S. Healthworks August’s planned buyout of U.S. Healthworks by Dignity Health is a red flag to injured workers who more than likely may be sent to a medical center owned by...
View ArticleFamilies can’t sue for workplace fatalities; check database
Brandan Kalmerton was 26 when he was killed on the job in 2010. He had been repairing a drill head that had failed in a trench near U.S. 41 in Oshkosh. His family and friends suspected immediately that...
View ArticleAM Alert: Governor scheduled to sign workers comp bill
The Sacramento Bee CapitolAlert ® AM Alert: Governor scheduled to sign workers comp bill The day starts with another – make that two more – bill signing ceremonies for Gov. Jerry Brown, Senate...
View ArticleCuestionan compensaciones a lesionados en California
El gobernador Jerry Brown está a punto de convertir en ley, la SB863 una medida del senador demócrata de Los Ángeles, Kevin de León y del asambleísta demócrata de Santa Ana, José Solorio. Analistas...
View ArticleLos Angeles spends more on LAPD workers’ comp claims than for all others...
By Rick Orlov rick.orlov@dailynews.com 213-978-0390 twitter.com/rickorlov Staff Writer Posted: 09/29/2012 06:30:04 PM PDT Updated: 09/29/2012 06:43:07 PM PDT Los Angeles spends more each year on...
View ArticleCalifornia hopes to curb opioid abuse with new regulations, better monitoring
by Sheena Harrison of Business Insurance California lawmakers and workers compensation regulators want to curb prescription opioid abuse, and they are turning to Washington state for inspiration in the...
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