http://www.ccwcworkcomp.org/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:28:23 GMT http://www.ccwcworkcomp.org/news-30-senate-president-pro-tem-delays-administrative.html On June 25th, 2008, Senate President Pro-Tempore, Senator Don Perata "held over" the confirmation of Division of Workers' Compenation's Administrative Director, Ms. Carrie Nevans. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:28:23 GMT http://www.ccwcworkcomp.org/news-30-senate-president-pro-tem-delays-administrative.html CCWC General http://www.ccwcworkcomp.org/news-29-vacation-injury-work-related-for.html It is certainly not unusual to see the courts extend extra deference to public safety officers coming before court with arguments that for most of us would be a real stretch as employment related activities. Such as stretch was made by the 2nd Appellate District in Tomlin v WCAB in a decision recently published. Wed, 28 May 2008 21:29:46 GMT http://www.ccwcworkcomp.org/news-29-vacation-injury-work-related-for.html CCWC General http://www.ccwcworkcomp.org/news-28-district-court-of-appeals-rules.html The 1st District Court of Appeal has upheld a W.C.A.B. decision holding that periods of TTD for separate injuries may run concurrently for purposes of Labor Code § 4656(c). In Foster v W.C.A.B. the board had reversed a trial decision awarding TTD benefits for separate injuries as consecutive periods thereby allowing the injured worker to obtain up to 208 weeks of benefits even though the evidence clearly showed that the IW was TTD for both injuries, which involved both separate and overlapping parts of the body, concurrently. Wed, 28 May 2008 21:26:19 GMT http://www.ccwcworkcomp.org/news-28-district-court-of-appeals-rules.html CCWC General http://www.ccwcworkcomp.org/news-20-employers-debate-organized-labor-on.html Earlier today CCWC testified in strong support of its sponsored legislation, AB 1341 (Benoit-R) which would expand the timeframe in which an injured worker has to collect temporary disability as well as repeal the Temporary Disability Minimum Rate, tying minimum TD payments to actual wages. Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:37:48 GMT http://www.ccwcworkcomp.org/news-20-employers-debate-organized-labor-on.html CCWC http://www.ccwcworkcomp.org/news-16-division-of-workers-compensation-seeks.html The California Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) is seeking nominations for its medical evidence evaluation advisory committee. This committee will use the hierarchy of evidence set forth in the division's medical treatment guideline regulations to systematically review evidence Tue, 21 Nov 2006 02:45:12 GMT http://www.ccwcworkcomp.org/news-16-division-of-workers-compensation-seeks.html CCWC http://www.ccwcworkcomp.org/news-15-temporary-total-disability-rate-for.html The maximum temporary total disability (TTD) rate will increase to $881.66 on Jan. 1, 2007. Sat, 14 Oct 2006 01:06:21 GMT http://www.ccwcworkcomp.org/news-15-temporary-total-disability-rate-for.html CCWC http://www.ccwcworkcomp.org/news-9-police-officers-union-and-assemblywoman.html Last night Assemblywoman Sally Lieber (Mountain View-D) amended her bill, AB 3026, to exempt local government and local agency public safety officers from all aspects of managed medical care as reformed in SB 228 (Alarcon-D) and SB 899 (Poochigian-R). These provisions along with several others in the amended bill are estimated to cost the County of Los Angeles between $10 and $20 Million dollars and other local agencies can expect to see an almost 20% increase in their workers' compensation costs. Sat, 14 Oct 2006 00:55:57 GMT http://www.ccwcworkcomp.org/news-9-police-officers-union-and-assemblywoman.html CCWC http://www.ccwcworkcomp.org/news-10-state-compensation-insurance-fund-scif.html Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi have teamed up to propose amendments to a bill that would subject the State Compensation Insurance Fund to solvency laws just as other domestic workers' comp carriers. Sat, 14 Oct 2006 00:55:58 GMT http://www.ccwcworkcomp.org/news-10-state-compensation-insurance-fund-scif.html CCWC http://www.ccwcworkcomp.org/news-8-2006-annual-conference-a-great.html CCWC would like to thank the over 200 employers from across California that joined us for our 2006 Annual Conference. The event featured experts in medical utilization, claims management, workers' compensation case-law, fraud, and medical utilization. Thu, 24 Aug 2006 23:02:44 GMT http://www.ccwcworkcomp.org/news-8-2006-annual-conference-a-great.html CCWC http://www.ccwcworkcomp.org/news-1-california-assembly-insurance-committee-approves.html The California State Assembly Insurance Committee on Wednesday approved several bills that chip away at the important workers' compensation reform packages passed in 2003 and 2004. Thu, 24 Aug 2006 23:02:37 GMT http://www.ccwcworkcomp.org/news-1-california-assembly-insurance-committee-approves.html CCWC http://www.ccwcworkcomp.org/news-2-notice-of-rulemaking-for-utilization.html The Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) proposed regulations for utilization review enforcement and administrative penalties for unreasonable denial of compensation will be published in the California Notice Register on Friday, Apr. 28, 2006. Thu, 24 Aug 2006 23:02:35 GMT http://www.ccwcworkcomp.org/news-2-notice-of-rulemaking-for-utilization.html CCWC http://www.ccwcworkcomp.org/news-3-division-of-workers-compensation-announces.html California Labor Secretary Victoria Bradshaw said Wednesday that the Division of Workers' Compensation will release proposed regulations in about two weeks that would create a medical review committee to take the state's utilization-review system beyond American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) treatment guidelines. Fri, 18 Aug 2006 19:18:32 GMT http://www.ccwcworkcomp.org/news-3-division-of-workers-compensation-announces.html CCWC http://www.ccwcworkcomp.org/news-4-governor-schwarzenegger-hangs-tough-on.html During a media event to observe the two-year anniversary of workers' comp reform bill SB 899 Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger told a throng of reporters, "I'm delighted that two years ago we reformed the system." In a prepared a media statement the Governor said he "vows to fight efforts to rollback the savings." Fri, 18 Aug 2006 06:04:37 GMT http://www.ccwcworkcomp.org/news-4-governor-schwarzenegger-hangs-tough-on.html CCWC http://www.ccwcworkcomp.org/news-5-workers-compensation-improvements-face-new.html Wednesday marks the second anniversary of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signing SB 899, the comprehensive workers' compensation overhaul I sponsored in 2004. Fri, 18 Aug 2006 19:21:54 GMT http://www.ccwcworkcomp.org/news-5-workers-compensation-improvements-face-new.html CCWC http://www.ccwcworkcomp.org/news-6-chswc-report-finds-a-place.html Health-care organizations (HCOs) have largely been squeezed out by medical provider organizations (MPNs) in California’s workers’ comp system, but the early managed-care model could still improve quality of care and save employers money if state lawmakers would pass a bill to make them more competitive, according to a report released by the state's advisory panel on Tuesday. Fri, 18 Aug 2006 16:31:07 GMT http://www.ccwcworkcomp.org/news-6-chswc-report-finds-a-place.html CCWC http://www.ccwcworkcomp.org/news-7-dwc-reminds-claims-administrators-of.html The California Division of Workers' Compensation on Wednesday reminded claims administrators they have duty to report suspected fraud by medical providers, and released a simple form to help them do it. Fri, 18 Aug 2006 06:07:09 GMT http://www.ccwcworkcomp.org/news-7-dwc-reminds-claims-administrators-of.html CCWC