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Vocational 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 has...
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Online 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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ANNOUNCEMENT
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...
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IMR 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'...
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DWC 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...
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Angelotti 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...
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DWC 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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DWC Ended Lien Activation Fee Collection on December 31, 2015
The Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) ended its collection of lien activation fees at midnight on December 31, 2015. Any liens not activated by that time were dismissed by operation of law. New...
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CAAA 2016 Winter Conference Report
In attending the CAAA 2016 Winter Conference this past January, I was anticipating something over and above the material provided at past conferences. After all, this was the 50th anniversary. Were...
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"Physician's Guide to Medical Practice in the California Workers'...
The Department of Industrial Relations quietly released the Physician's Guide to Medical Practice in the California Workers' Compensation System ("Physician's Guide"). This was the Fourth Edition of...
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TWO RECENT DECISIONS PROVIDE GOOD NEWS FOR THE DEFENSE, REGARDING THE...
1. AN UNTIMELY IMR DECISION DOES NOT NULLIFY THE IMR DECISION ON MEDICAL NECESSITY: In a published decision, the 2nd Appellate Court, in the decision of SCIF v. Dorothy Margaris, reversed the prior...
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DWC Updates
DWC to Enforce Lien Claimants' Use of Uniform Assigned NameThe Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) will enforce lien claimants' use of a Uniform Assigned Name (UAN) beginning June 25, 2016. This is...
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William H. Yoo, Esq. - Shareholder
William H. Yoo, Esq. is now a Shareholder at THE LAW OFFICES OF PARKER & IRWN.Mr. William H. Yoo, Esq. workers' compensation defense experience began with Parker & Irwin. His well versed...
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WCAB DECIDES THAT VOUCHER RIGHTS CAN BE SETTLED, IN LIMITED CASES, IN POST...
In the Panel decision of Beltran v. Structural Steel Fabricators (2016 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. Lexis (citation pending)), the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board found that the parties could settle the...
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Caryn Rinaldini - Independent Consultant
COLLABORATION - COMMUNICATION - INNOVATIONCaryn Rinaldini, who has served as our Director of Client Relations, is expanding her marketing outlets as an Independent Consultant. Her career goals and...
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PARMA Conference in Rancho Mirage, California
The Law Offices of Parker & Irwin, A Professional Corporation, will be exhibiting at the upcoming PARMA Conference in Rancho Mirage, California.In the past few years, we have seen our practice...
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DWC ANNOUNCES: PAYORS MUST NEGOTIATE IN GOOD FAITH WITH POTENTIAL LIEN...
DWC ANNOUNCES: PAYORS MUST NEGOTIATE IN GOOD FAITH WITH POTENTIAL LIEN CLAIMANTS- FILING A LIEN IS NOT A PREREQUISITE The Audit Unit of the Division of Workers’ Compensation has received an...
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Traspero v. North American Pneumatics.
We received an interesting post by Mark Kahn, the WCAB’s prior Associate Chief Judge, about the case of Traspero v. North American Pneumatics. The issue that comes to mind from a defense perspective is...
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QME Panel
As many of you know, the Medical-Legal process relies heavily on QME Panels issued from the Medical Unit. Unfortunately, there has been for quite some time a backlog in the processing of the requests...
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Barry A. Saperstein Joins Parker & Irwin
Parker & Irwin, a Professional Corporation, is pleased to announce that Barry A. Saperstein will join the firm on June 3, 2013, and will reside in our San Bernardino office.Barry graduated from the...
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