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What Must be in a California Petition for Reconsideration?
What Must be in a California Petition for Reconsideration?

Compliance Corner Sacramento, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Under California law, anyone aggrieved directly or indirectly by any final order, decision, or award made and filed by the appeals board or a workers' compensation judge may petition […]
Home Care Agency Cited after Nurse death as Assaults on Health Care Workers Continue
Home Care Agency Cited after Nurse death as Assaults on Health Care Workers Continue

Willimantic, CT (WorkersCompensation.com) – On Wednesday, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited a home care agency in Connecticut in the death of a licensed practical nurse as attacks on health care workers […]
What Do You Think: Was Head-on Collision after Leaving Fire Camp in Course of Employment?
What Do You Think: Was Head-on Collision after Leaving Fire Camp in Course of Employment?

Brownsville, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Whether a commercial traveler carrying out a personal errand is on the clock for workers’ compensation purposes depends on the circumstances. One case highlights a variety of ingredients that informed a […]
Climate & Comp: Calif. Moves to Protect Workers from Indoor Heat
Climate & Comp: Calif. Moves to Protect Workers from Indoor Heat

Sacramento, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – For five years, workers have been waiting for California officials to address heat protection for indoor workers during extreme heat, and now officials seem poised to act. The California Division of […]
Do You Know the Rule? Calif. Chiropractor QME Eligibility
Do You Know the Rule? Calif. Chiropractor QME Eligibility

Sacramento, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When are chiropractors eligible to serve as qualified medical evaluators under California workers' compensation law. As explained on Simply Research, the rules are as follows: Certification All chiropractors shall be certified […]
Compliance Corner: Calif. Disability Evaluation Report Writing Course
Compliance Corner: Calif. Disability Evaluation Report Writing Course

Sacramento, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Did you know that in California, prior to appointment as a QME, a physician must complete a course of at least 16 hours of instruction in disability evaluation report writing? The […]
Form Focus: Calif. 31-7 (Assignment of Qualified Medical Evaluators, Evaluation Procedure)
Form Focus: Calif. 31-7 (Assignment of Qualified Medical Evaluators, Evaluation Procedure)

Sacramento, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In California, when there's a need to change qualified medical examiners, there are rules and a form that must be followed. Basics Once an Agreed Medical Evaluator, an Agreed Panel QME, […]
Do You Know the Rule? California’s ‘Commercial Traveler’ Rule
Do You Know the Rule? California’s ‘Commercial Traveler’ Rule

Sacramento, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The general rule in California workers’ compensation law is that an employee is not considered to be in the course and scope of employment while traveling to or from work. Under […]