Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation - What's new

Information bulletins for 2006 may be accessed at http://www.dir.ca.gov/chswc/info_bulletin06.html.

December 2006

• Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation - 2006 annual report, December 2006
  ( Pdf) ( Doc)
• Selected indicators in workers' compensation: A report card for Californians, December 2006 ( Pdf) ( Doc)
• New factsheets on workers' compensation medical care "The Basics About Medical Care For Injured Workers" ( Pdf) and medical booklet "Getting Appropriate Medical Care For Your Injury" ( Pdf)
• A report on the "Forum on catastrophe preparedness: Partnering to protect workplaces," held on April 7, 2006
  ( Pdf) ( Doc)

July 2006

• Impact of physician-dispensing of repackaged drugs on California workers' compensation, employers cost, and workers' access to quality care, July 2006 ( Pdf) ( Doc)

June 2006

• How to create a workers' compensation carve-out in California: Practical advice for unions and employers, 2006 ( Pdf )

April 2006

• Barriers to occupational health services for low-wage workers in California, April 2006 ( Pdf) ( Doc)
• Updated and revised CHSWC recommendations to DWC on workers' compensation medical treatment guidelines
  ( Pdf ) ( Doc)
• AB 1987 and return-to-work incentives and alternatives, April 2006 ( Pdf ) ( Doc)
• A report on Health Care Organizations (HCOs) in workers' compensation, April 2006 ( Pdf)( Doc)
• CHSWC background paper on the impact of terrorism and California workers' compensation, April 2006 ( Pdf) ( Doc)
• Issue paper on tax status of Self-Insured Groups (SIGs), April 2006 ( Pdf)
• Forum on Catastrophe Preparedness: Partnering to Protect Workplaces
• Keeping Young Workers Safe on the Job: A Joint Exhibit ( Pdf)
• Student Workshops for Safe Jobs for Youth Month ( Pdf)

February 2006

• CHSWC Report: Permanent Disability Schedule Analysis, February 23, 2006 ( Pdf)
• Workers' compensation compliance and proof of coverage, February 2006 ( Pdf) ( Doc)
• "Forum on Catastrophe Preparedness: Partnering to Protect Workplaces" held on April 7, 2006. For summaries of presentations please click here.
• CHSWC 2005 Annual Report ( Pdf) ( Doc)
  
  

What's new 2005

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What's new 2003