
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation has rolled out a long-awaited fee schedule regulation for interpretive services, which emphasizes the use of certified interpreters and
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Iowa this week became the sixth state to put its stamp of approval on the burgeoning gig economy, classifying more workers as independent contractors. The
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Christine Baker, director of the California Department of Industrial Relations since 2011, has retired.
Christine Baker
André Schoorl, undersecretary of the state’s
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Two Wisconsin-based companies have teamed up to launch a bundled-payment program for workers’ compensation, even as some are questioning the feasibility of value-based care in work
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Federal prosecutors are again asking for more time to determine whether conspirators in the Pacific Hospital of Long Beach spinal surgery kickback scheme can be
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Coal miners and other workers are now more likely to file hearing-loss claims after a Kentucky court struck down part of the state's workers' compensation
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California’s top law enforcement official says the Department of Industrial Relations is in full compliance with the lien stay injunction handed down in December, and
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Concern about a shortage of clinicians to provide medication-assisted treatment for opioid dependence is creeping into workers’ comp, as payers are becoming more willing to
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The New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether wage-replacement benefits should go to someone who had no wages.
A ruling for the plaintiff
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Join the Claims Association of Greater Chicago for an Appreciation Happy Hour in Oak Brook, IL. Th …
Jul 30, 2026
Celebrate the season with AWCP’s Summer Fun on the River, an evening of great company, waterfront …
Aug 4, 2026
Join the Claims Association of Greater Chicago (CAGC) for a day of golf, networking, and fun at Th …