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Hanna Brophy is pleased to announce the promotion of Nina Prestigiacomo to Partner. Nina joined the firm as an Associate Attorney in 2015...
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Hanna Brophy is thrilled to be a part of "The Sweet Success of Risk Management" at the PARMA 2023 Conference, taking place in Sacramento,...
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The DWC announced that effective January 1, 2023, the mileage rate for travel in all workers' compensation cases, regardless of date, is...
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In a recent case, Schaan v. Jerry Thompson and Sons, the Board reiterates the Wilson analysis for whether an injury is "catastrophic"...
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The DWC has announced that the State Average Weekly Wage (SAWW) increase by 5.15924% this past year. Based upon this, the minimum and...
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In a news release today, the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announced its Emergency Regulation (8 CCR 46.3) for medical-legal...
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On September 29, 2022, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 1127 into law. The rules become effective as of 1/01/2023. SB 1127 changes...
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In the first eight months of the year, the DWC and DIR Anti-Fraud Unit suspended 178 medical providers. There are 86 providers with...
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Independent Medical Review (IMR) is the process by which an injured worker may seek to overturn an adverse utilization review...
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The DWC will start accepting in-person Walkthrough Documents at all District Offices except Eureka starting September 6th. At that time,...
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Two workers' compensation bills currently working their way through the California Legislature contain potentially conflicting language...
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According to People magazine, Q'orianka Kilcher has been charged with two felony counts of workers' compensation fraud. Ms. Kilcher...
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Many are aware of how SB 863 amended LC 4660.1(c) to eliminate increased impairment ratings for sleep dysfunction, sexual dysfunction, or...