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Vol 1, Issue 40

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EAMS Moves Forward
DWC announces plans to make e-filing with EAMS mandatory for all attorneys as early as next year
In This Issue
* FEATURED ARTICLE: Mandatory e-filing
* PANEL DECISIONS: Jurisdiction, Discrimination
* PANEL DECISIONS REPORTER
* BLOG ROUND UP: fraud, CCCs, notices, medical license revocation
* NEWS HEADLINES: NASI study re medical benefits
* ARCHIVES: view past eNewsletters

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Dear WC Professionals:
 
9/11 In Memoriam. This past Saturday I reread Senator Feinstein's speech "Reflecting on 9/11 - America Will Never Be The Same". I encourage you to view the Gallery at the Tribute WTC Visitor Center. 

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Last month DWC celebrated two successful years with EAMS as the court's system of record.  DWC is now poised to take the next step in trial procedures and practices by wrapping professional users of EAMS into the electronic filing capabilities of EAMS.  DWC intends to start as early as next year to have all attorneys appearing on cases use the electronic filing of EAMS.  This will move the system users away from the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) paper forms that are currently being submitted by a large number of system users. Read more.
 
Source: Calif. Division of Workers' Compensation

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WCAB Jurisdiction; Federal Preemption. WCAB had jurisdiction pursuant to LC 3600.5(a) and 5305 over applicant/professional football player's claim for industrial injuries while playing for teams in Florida and Chicago, when applicant's contract for hire, which was subject to collective bargaining agreement (CBA), was made in California, and WCAB's jurisdiction to determine applicant's claim was not preempted by Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA), or National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), because FAA does not apply to CBAs, applicant's player contract did not reflect intent by parties to arbitrate his Calif. workers' comp claim, applicant's Calif. workers' comp claim was independent of CBA, and CBA did not contain a clear and unmistakable intention that union members' rights to Calif. workers' comp would have to be arbitrated. See Brache panel decision.

 

Discrimination; LC 132a. WCAB held that illegally uninsured employer discriminated against applicant in violation of LC 132a(1) by bringing a civil retaliatory action against applicant for filing three workers' comp claims alleging injuries to multiple body parts, and that WCJ's ultimate finding that applicant's injuries were not compensable did not preclude LC 132a claim; WCAB upheld award of costs and attorney's fees pursuant to LC 4555 in connection with applicant's successful prosecution of LC 132a claim. See Mezhiburskaya panel decision.

 

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BLOG ROUND UP
Fraud SignWorkers' Comp  Fraud Blotter 9/9/2010 - recent arrests, charges, convictions, investigations. Read it.        
 
 

Cal Comp CasesCal. Comp. Cases September Advanced Postings 9/9/2010.  Read it.
 


CWCICWCI Begins Shipping Revised California Workers' Comp Posting Notices, Pamphlets & Claim Forms, by California Workers' Compensation Institute. Read it.


Goldman Magdalin KrikesMunir Uwaydah, M.D. Stipulates to Medical License Revocation, Stayed and Probation, by Goldman, Magdalin & Krikes. Read it.


NEWS HEADLINES
> Burton's New Report Examines Profitability of Workers' Comp Insurance Industry
> US OSHA Proposes $1.2M Fine of Houston Company for Underreporting of Injuries
> Chartis Continues to Pull Back Its Exposure to US Workers' Comp Business
> Workers' Compensation Payments For Medical Care Exceed Cash Benefits For The First Time
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Take a deep dive into our past eNewsletters for 2010...warning - some links to articles may not work...report any linking problems to Robin.E.Kobayashi@lexisnexis.com.
 
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