California Division of Workers' Compensation Announces Plans to Take Corrective Action Regarding E-Filer Errors By Lonce Lamonte, editor, with the news release from the California DWC Newsline - May 14, 2024 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has announced its plans to address e-filing practices that result in repeated system errors in EAMS, DWC’s electronic case management system. These errors cause significant delays in document processing. DWC’s planned corrective actions will include, but are not limited to, suspension or removal of e-filing privileges and/or sanctions aimed at users who disregard regulations, e-filing instructions, and document discrepancy notifications. Read More

ICW Group increases workers’ compensation insurance coverage into New York By Lonce Lamonte - May 11, 2024 The ICW initials originated as standing for Insurance Company of the West, but now its name of ICW Group and ICW Group of Insurance Companies fits well name-wise into the U.S. eastern area of New York. ICW Group now has workers’ compensation insurance coverage in New York.  This new market has evolved with ICW’s growth. Read More

California Division of Workers' Compensation Posts Additional Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule (Hospital Outpatient Departments / Ambulatory Surgical Centers) By Lonce Lamonte, editor, with the news release from the California DWC Newsline - May 7, 2024 The Administrative Director of the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) issued an Order dated April 1, 2024, adjusting the Hospital Outpatient Departments and Ambulatory Surgical Centers section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS) to conform to the quarterly changes in the Medicare payment system as required by Labor Code section 5307.1. Subsequently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)... Read More

To Clarify What “File” Means With Workers’ Compensation Claims. The Connecticut Supreme Court Does It. By adjustercom staff - May 3, 2024 The Connecticut Supreme Court determined that rejection of a workers’ compensation claim must be delivered and not simply mailed within 28 days.  The high court defined the word “file” in a workers’ compensation case and it was the clarified language that determined rejection letters must be delivered. After a claimant, a plaintiff named Ajredin Ajdini, sustained two injuries in July of 2018, he sent Frank Lill & Son, his employer, plus the Workers’ Compensation Commission, a Form 30C notice of claim for each injury.  Read More

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