Vol. 7, Issue 13

Find Solutions & Strategies March 28, 2016

Why California Workers' Comp Is So Hard to Manage

In This Issue

* CALIF. WORK COMP

* WCAB JOB OPENING

* NEWS

* eNEWSLETTER ARCHIVES

A Note From the Editor

Workers' Compensation Index

why calif. workers' comp is so hard to manage

A snapshot of the 52nd Annual CWCI Conference

By Julius Young, Esq.

If one was trying to track hot topics and trends in California workers' comp, a good place to start would have been a recent March conference in Oakland attended by many prominent stakeholder representatives. Oakland's Marriott Hotel was the site of the recent 52nd annual meeting of members of the California Workers' Compensation Institute. This meeting, open to members and invitees, featured commentary on recent CWCI research and a panel on identifying and reducing frictional costs. CWCI produces a steady stream of research reports and along with RAND has been a source of ideas that have been adopted in some of the periodic comp reforms in California. Recent CWCI studies have focused on the cost of the Medical-Legal process, the IMR system, the cost of drug testing, ICD-10s, and MPN networks. What follows is a snapshot of some of the more important or intriguing things that this observer heard in the conference presentations...read more.

wcab job opening

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, Office of the Commissioners, seeks candidates to fill a full-time staff attorney position.

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COUNSEL III (SPECIALIST)

$8,032.00 - $10,305.00 salary plus benefits...read more.

cd-rom shipped to all wORKERS' COMP LAWS OF calif. subscribers

The CD-ROM recently shipped to all customers for Workers' Compensation Laws of California, 2016 Edition. We apologize for the delay.

california news headlines

CA: AB 1727 Would Allow Gig Workers to Unionize.

CA: CWCI Elects Board of Directors for Fall 2016.

OSHA Issues Final Rule on Silica Exposure.

NAMSAP Proposes Evidence-Based Limits on Opioids for WCMSAs.

OSHA Workplace Safety Violation Penalties to Increase 8/1/2016.

Stanford Professor Claims Costs Drop 44 Percent for Companies That Opt Out.

HHS Release National Pain Strategy.

McCrery-Pomeroy SSDI Solutions Initiative Unveils Project's Recommendations.

eNewsletter archives

Take a deep dive into our past eNewsletters for 2015 and prior...warning - some links to articles may not work...report any linking problems to Robin.E.Kobayashi@lexisnexis.com.

March 21, 2016: Tips to Avoid Sanctions.
March 14, 2016: Disputing an MPN Physician's Release From Care.
March 7, 2016: Delay in Payment of Disability Retirement Benefits.
February 29, 2016: The MTUS and Treating Physician Reports.
February 22, 2016: Medical Marijuana: Latest Research and Impact on Injured Workers.
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