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Vol. 5, Issue 30

Find Solutions & Strategies                                       July 28, 2014

MPN Treatment Requests Not Subject to UR/IMR
  
Is Hogenson Du(ing) an End Run Around Dubon?
In This Issue
* MPN & UR/IMR
* DRUGS IN WORKPLACE
* BENAVIDES CASE
* WCAB JOB OPENINGS
* NEWS: Governor cracks down on illegally uninsured
* RASSP & HERLICK: Now completely rewritten!
* eNEWSLETTER ARCHIVES
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mpn treatment requests not subject to ur/imr

Is Hogenson Du(ing) an End Run Around Dubon?

 

Karen C. Yotis, Esq., our Feature Resident Columnist, provides insights into workplace issues and the nuts and bolts of the workers' comp world

 

Is Dubon dead? Well, maybe. Judge Craig Glass raised this provocative possibility at LawWorm's "Dealing With Dubon" seminar this past weekend in Long Beach when he spoke about Thomas Hogenson v. Volkswagen Credit, Inc., ADJ2145168 (Oxnard District Office), a case that is apparently garnering a great deal of attention from Christine Baker and the WCAB. In Hogenson, WCJ Scott Seiden held that treatment requests submitted by Medical Provider Network physicians are not subject to Utilization Review and Independent Medical Review procedures, and that the UR reports...read more.

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Dale L. Deitchler, Shareholder, Littler Mendelson P.C.

Angelo Cifaldi, Shareholder, Wilentz, Goldman and Spitzer, P.A.

Renee Maxwell, SPHR, Director, Human Resources, Hansgrohe North America

 

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appellate court broadly interprets labor code � 5803

By Richard M. Jacobsmeyer, Esq.

 

In a brief and to the point decision, the 2nd Appellate District has reversed a W.C.A.B. decision that had rescinded an award of increased benefits based upon a Petition to Reopen. The case, Benavides v W.C.A.B....read more.

wcab seeks candidates for two staff attorney positions
The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, Office of the Commissioners in San Francisco, seeks candidates to fill two full time permanent staff attorney vacancies: Industrial Relations Counsel II   $6,347 - $8,141 salary plus benefits / Industrial Relations Counsel III $7,682 - $9,857 salary plus benefits...read more.
california news headlines

CA: Governor Signs AB 1746 Expedited Hearings Re Illegally Uninsured Employers.

CA: Leland Yee Racketeering Charges Include Allegedly Preventing Pro Athlete Comp Claims.

CA: DWC Announces Reduced Cost for Access to Official Disability Guidelines.

CA: DWC Proposes to Delay ICD-10 Implementation Until 10/1/2015.

CA: WCIRB Classification & Rating Committee to Meet July 29.

CA: Employee Misclassification: The Difference Between Exercise and Right of Control.

CA: Calderon Obtains Delay in Corruption Trial Until After He Leaves Office.

CA: WCAB Panel Issues First Major Decision on Nurse Case Management.

CA: Richard Alarcon Convicted of Voter Fraud, Perjury Related to Residency for Political Office.

OSHA Chief Says Workplace Inequality Isn't Just Wages, It's Workplace Hazards.

EEOC New Guidelines on Pregnancy Discrimination Impact Light Duty Accommodations.

Inspector General Says VHA Needs Improved Workers Comp Management.

High Hospital Facility Fees Targeted by Obamacare Insurance Policies, Medicare.

Deputy Secretary of Labor Testifies About Black Lung Claims.

Rassp & herlick: completely rewritten & reorganized - 3 year overhaul finished!

We are pleased to announce that all chapters in this two-volume set on California Workers' Compensation Law are now completely rewritten and updated with the latest SB 863-related changes. Updates for customers are shipping now. Read the flyer. 

 

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