September News and Events: Highlighting the CWC & Risk Conference
Caryn Rinaldini joined the Law Offices of Parker & Irwin as our Client Relations Director, bringing her broad spectrum of skills and education, international and local marketing experience....
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We are proud to announce our new Los Angeles location, centrally located new the Los Angeles Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. Bruce A. Little, Esq. has been appointed Managing Partner of the new...
View ArticleDWC Posts Draft Qualified Medical Evaluator Regulations for Online QME Panel...
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View ArticleClaimant Faces Fraud Charge
Law Offices of Parker & Irwin, a professional corporation PRESS RELEASE Date: October 17, 2014 SAN BERNARIDNO, CA - The Law Offices of Parker & Irwin, representing Employers Insurance, is...
View ArticleOur Congratulations to William H. Yoo, Esq.
The Law Offices of Parker & Irwin congratulates our Associate Attorney, William H. Yoo, Esq. for receiving the 2014 OCKABA (Orange County Korean American Bar Association) Pro Bono Award for his...
View Article2014 Workers' Compensation Premium Index Rates
CREDIT: www.fixworkerscompnow.org A recent study has confirmed what many of you already knew: California employers pay the highest workers' compensation costs in the nation – by a wide margin....
View ArticleDWC Initiates Procedures to Assess Administrative Penalties
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View ArticleDWC Enacting New Online QME Form 106 Panel Process, Posts Training Video and...
The Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) will implement a new online panel process for represented initial panel requests on October 1, 2015. DWC will no longer accept or process paper...
View ArticleVocational Rehab Vouchers Explained
THE SJDB DILEMMA RESOLVED VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION: Is an applicant with two or more dates of injuries entitled to two or more vouchers, or just one voucher? For years, Workers' Compensation...
View ArticleOnline QME Form 106 Panel Request
The Office of Administrative Law (OAL) has approved the Division of Workers' Compensation's (DWC) final version of the Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) regulations. The effective date of the new...
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In addition to Barry A. Saperstein's successes within our firm, Mr. Saperstein is now a Certified Specialist, Workers' Compensation Law, The State Bar of California. The certification process is...
View ArticleIMR is Constitutional.... for now...
The 1st District Court of Appeals has issued is decision on the constitutionality of the Independent Medical Review (IMR) in California Workers' Compensation. In the case of Stevens v. Workers'...
View ArticleDWC Revises Benefit Notice Manual on Website
The Audit Unit of the Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) has completed its revision of the Benefit Notice Manual containing the sample benefit notices. The benefit notice regulations take effect...
View ArticleAngelotti Injunction Has Been Lifted
An article is posted on workcompcentral.com today, reported by Greg Jones, regarding the Angelotti Injunction. In summary, the Federal Judge in the Angelotti case has lifted the injunction issued...
View ArticleDWC Updates Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit Voucher Form With Notice of...
The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted a revised Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit voucher form on its website. The voucher form has been updated to conform to Title 8, California...
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