CALIFORNIA STATE AUDITOR’S FINDINGS

California State Auditor Elaine M. Howle, C.P.A., issued a report dated 11/19/19 to the Governor of California, President Pro Tem of the Senate, and the Speaker of the Assembly. In this report, she reported:   “As directed by the Joint Legislative Audit...

PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE LABOR CODE

The Workers’ Compensation system in California was specifically created to compensate employees for injuries sustained in the course of their employ­ment. The primary goal of this compensation is for injured workers to be cured or relieved from the effects of their...

THE DREAM THAT BECAME A NIGHTMARE

As many readers are aware, the current Workers’ Compensation system was amended to incor­porate Utilization Review (UR) and Independent Medical Review (IMR). The dream for this change was that it would expedite injured workers’ access to the medical care they need, so...