Legislative Reform
Jun 27, 2019
Virginia Workers' Comp Enters New Century
The Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission (VWCC), in its hundredth year of operation, will enter the 21st century as of next week. Effective July 1, 2019, the VWCC...
Jun 8, 2017
Assembly Bill 44 To Expedite Work Comp For Workplace Violence, Terrorism
Late last year, a storm of media coverage documenting the struggle for treatment endured by victims of the San Bernardino terrorist attack of 2015 incited widespread outrage ...
Apr 13, 2017
Reform the Reforms: SB 489 Aims to Clean Up SB 1160
Let’s start with some simple facts. Each two-year session of the California legislature can see as many as 5,000 bills introduced. Of those 5,000, Governor Brown will probabl...
Mar 3, 2017
New DWC Lien Rules Effective March 26, 2017
Since the passage of Senate Bill 1160 last fall, questions have swirled around the landmark piece of legislation’s new lien declaration requirements. This week, the Workers’ ...
Jan 24, 2017
SB 1175: Accelerating Workers' Comp Process - Don't Miss Out
Early in 2017, a piece of workers’ comp legislative reform is making its presence known to California claims administrators and providers. No, we’re not talking about Senate ...
Jan 16, 2017
New Original Bill Requirement Raises Lien Questions
On a typically overcast San Francisco morning earlier this month, the California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) held a public hearing. The subject? Proposed regul...
Jan 10, 2017
DWC Releases New Lien Forms to Comply with SB 1160
At the start of the year, the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) made good on the lien reforms promised by Senate Bill 1160. Along with the Workers’ Compensat...
Dec 9, 2016
Authorization and Declaration II: More on RFAs and Liens Under SB 1160
You already know Requests for Authorization (RFAs) as the single most effective tool for guaranteeing payment. Now RFAs play a vital role in lien declaration, as well....
Dec 6, 2016
Authorization and Declaration: RFAs and Liens Under SB 1160 (Part I)
It’s something like a motto around here: Billing success starts with authorization success. Submitting a Request for Authorization (RFA) is the best investment a provider can...
Dec 2, 2016
A Year Later, San Bernardino Victims Face Work Comp Struggle
A flurry of recent media attention brought light to the struggle for treatment endured by victims of last year’s San Bernardino terrorist attack.¹ On the first anniversary of...
Nov 15, 2016
Lien Machine: Mastering the New Lien Declaration in Senate Bill 1160
The ink has dried and the dust is settling – the workers’ comp reforms in Senate Bill 1160 are here to stay. Chances are you’ve heard about these changes by now. SB 11...