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6/30:

CA/3: Court Rules on Who Pays for Voc Rehab Report

6/30:

See Video Demo of New EAMS Forms Submission

6/30:

Acting AD Nevans Confirmation Hearing Postponed

6/30:

WC Section Warns of Change in Summer Symposium Location

6/30:

IRS Standard Mileage Rate GOING UP

6/30:

DWC Issues 15-Day Notice of Revisions to Proposed QME Regs

6/30:

All Employers Must Use New I-9 Form on July 1

6/30:

CA/1: Benson Decision (Striking Wilkinson Rule) Granted Review

6/30:

Medicare Set-Aside Flow Chart

6/30:

"EAMS Ready" Says DWC's Keven Star, But "Wrinkles" Still Being Smoothed

6/30:

Anti-Discrimination Apportionment Bill Passes Assembly Committee

6/30:

Proposed Regs and Public Hearing on Updated Med Treatment Schedule

6/30:

Can L.A. City Attorney Keep Workers' Comp. Records Secret?

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6/23:
CA Sup. Ct.: High Court Rejects State Fund's Appeal in Palm Medical Case
6/23:
US 9th: Can Employers Read Your Email and Text Messages? Not Always!
6/9:
CA/1: Published Decision Issued on Constitutionality of 24-Visit Chiro Cap
6/2:
WCAB: Sweeping Elite Surgery Lien Case Overturned
5/27:
CA/5: Should Special Industrial Leave Be Counted as Part of TD Cap?

6/23:
CA/4: Arbitration Clause in Claim Against Employer Ruled Adhesive, Void
6/16:
CA/1: Review Granted on What Constitutes "TD" for TD Cap
6/9:
WCAB: Finally... En Banc Boughner Ruling Decides Legality of Rating Schedule
6/2:
CA/2: Court OK's Huge Defense Fee Awards in Premier Medical / CIGA Case

6/23:
CA/4: Disability Retirement Claimant Must Exhaust Admin Remedies Before Appealing
6/16:
CA/3: "Ultimate" Sanctions, Half-Mil Default, Awarded to Liberty Mutual
6/2:
S.C.: U.S. Supremes Give Workers a (Retaliatory) Break
3/31:
US/9: Fed Court Rules Employee Drug Test Violates 4th Amendment
3/17:
Review of Important Case Decisions

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— recent news —

6/23:
DWC Posts UR Investigation Results Online
6/23:
QME's Dropping Out Like Flies
6/23:
Newspaper Blasts 2 WC Bills, Praises SB 899, Readers Fire Back
6/16:
WCAB District Offices Will Begin Testing EAMS This Month
6/9:
WCAB Reopens Public Comment Period for New 2009 PDRS, Announces Public Hearings
6/9:
Hispanics Have Highest Work-Death Rate; Top Causes: Murder & Crashes

6/23:
Underreporting of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses Widespread
6/16:
DWC Starts Testing of New EAMS Forms
6/16:
Heat Related Death, Employer Violations, Prompt Ins. Dept to Close 2 Businesses
6/2:
Paid Sick Leave Bill Passes Assembly
5/19:
Latest Comments on Proposed 2009 Rating Schedule
5/19:
Good Review of Current Legislation and Background Behind New PDRS

6/23:
WCIRB Releases 2007 Report on WC Losses and Expenses
6/23:
Applications for Fall QME Exam Now Available
6/23:
Calif Among Top States With Heat-Related Work Deaths, Farm Workers Worst Off
6/16:
San Diego Man Sentenced To Jail, $25,000 Restitution for Workers Comp Fraud
6/2:
Bill Increasing PD Passes Senate, Moves to Assembly
5/27:
Employers 'May' Support New PDRS Proposal

articles of interest

• Read NEW PD RATING SCHEDULE!!! (draft)
• State Bar WC Section Publishes "SB 899 Glossary / Cases"

• Special Report: The Interplay of the FMLA with ADA
• Print Out the New 2008 Mileage-Expense Form Here

• New Laws in 2008 Affecting California Businesses
• Jan. 2008 TD and Mileage Changes

• Year End Soc. Sec. Tips & Updates
• Year End Voc Rehab Wrap Up (by Alan Leno)

• Special: Using Voc Rehab Experts and Life-Care Planners
• Special: Proving Up Damages in Overtime Class Actions

• Guide for Small Business: The Employment Law Maze
• Claims Examiners: Read DWC's U.R.'s FAQ's Here

• Avoiding St./Limitations Employment Law Mistakes
• How to Rebutt New Rating Schedule

• Latest Guidelines for MediCare Set Asides
• IRS Publishes 'Employee' vs. 'Ind. Contractor' Guide

• Major Study In on Surgery and Back Pain
• Special: Construction Site Injuries: Many Roads to Liability

• Special: Using Economists, Life-Care Planners & VR Experts
• 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
• New Version of DWC's Workers' Comp Guidebook Available!

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commentary

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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