Please note that news releases are displayed as originally published, and contact information, referenced documents and other materials on older releases may no longer be current.
| August 10, 2020 |
DWC Issues Notice of Conference Call Public Hearing for Proposed Evidence-Based Update to the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule
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| August 5, 2020 |
Labor Commissioner’s Office Files Lawsuits against Uber and Lyft for Engaging in Systemic Wage Theft
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| July 16, 2020 |
DWC Announces Appointment to Ethics Advisory Committee
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| July 16, 2020 |
Cal/OSHA Urges Employers to Follow the State’s Guidance on Protecting Workers from COVID-19
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| July 15, 2020 |
DWC Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee Cancels July 22 Quarterly Meeting
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| July 13, 2020 |
Labor Commissioner’s Office Files Suit Against Gig-Economy Car Wash Company for Misclassifying and Underpaying Workers
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| July 9, 2020 |
DWC Posts Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule (Hospital Outpatient Departments/Ambulatory Surgical Centers)
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| July 7, 2020 |
The Office of Self-Insurance Plans Adopts New Reporting Regulations Affecting Self-Insured Employers
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| July 2, 2020 |
DWC Posts Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule (DMEPOS)
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| July 2, 2020 |
DWC Posts Adjustment to Official Medical Fee Schedule
(Pathology and Clinical Laboratory Section)
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| June 25, 2020 |
DWC Posts Proposed Amendments to Medical-Legal Fee Schedule to Online Forum for Public Comment
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| June 24, 2020 |
California Adopts First in the Nation Workplace Safety Standards Protecting Nighttime Agricultural Workers from Hazards
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| June 24, 2020 |
DWC Posts Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule (Physician Services / Non-Physician Practitioner Services)
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| June 23, 2020 |
Cal/OSHA Reminds Employers to Prevent Heat Illness during Period of High Heat
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| June 22, 2020 |
DWC Issues Notice of Conference Call Public Hearing for Proposed Evidence-Based Updates to the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule
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| June 15, 2020 |
DWC Posts Draft Revisions to the Pharmaceutical Fee Schedule on the DWC Forum and Invites Submission of Public Comments through July 3, 2020
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| June 4, 2020 |
Cal/OSHA Reminds Employers with Outdoor Workers to Take Steps to Prevent Heat Illness
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| May 28, 2020 |
DWC Posts Additional Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule (Hospital Outpatient Departments/Ambulatory Surgical Centers)
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| May 28, 2020 |
DWC and WCAB Continue to Expand Hearing Schedule at the District Offices
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| May 27, 2020 |
DWC Posts Additional Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule for Pathology and Clinical Laboratory (Additional COVID-19 Codes/Fees Added)
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| May 27, 2020 |
DWC Posts ACOEM’s Coronavirus COVID-19 Guideline on MTUS
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| May 26, 2020 |
Cal/OSHA Reminds Employers to Protect Outdoor Workers from Heat Illness
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| May 20, 2020 |
DWC, WCAB Update Forms to Identify Injuries Related to COVID-19
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| May 19, 2020 |
DWC Emergency Rulemaking Regulations for Medical-Legal Reporting in Response to COVID-19 are in Effect
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| May 14, 2020 |
DWC Cancels 27th Annual Educational Conference in Los Angeles
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| May 12, 2020 |
DWC Posts Additional Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule Including Expansion of Telehealth to Address COVID-19 Emergency (Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner Services)
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| May 11, 2020 |
DWC Update on Proposed Emergency QME Regulations: Comments Accepted through Tuesday, May 12
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| May 6, 2020 |
DWC Posts Additional Adjustment to Official Medical Fee Schedule (DMEPOS) to Adopt Medicare Fee Schedule Increase Required by the CARES Act
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| April 28, 2020 |
DIR and Cal/OSHA Honor Workers’ Memorial Day |
| April 28, 2020 |
DWC and WCAB Expand Hearing Schedule at the District Offices |
| April 28, 2020 |
DWC Will Reschedule Canceled QME Examination in October |
| April 24, 2020 |
DWC Issues Notice of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking Action for Medical-Legal Reporting in Response to COVID-19 |
| April 23, 2020 |
DWC Posts Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule Inpatient Hospital Section to Conform to Medicare Changes |
| April 23, 2020 |
DWC Posts Additional Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule for Pathology and Clinical Laboratory (New COVID-19 Codes Added) |
| April 23, 2020 |
WCAB and DWC Allow for Limited Email Filing Options |
| April 13, 2020 |
DWC Posts Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule to Encourage Provision of Telehealth Services for Workers’ Compensation Medical Treatment |
| April 6, 2020 |
DWC Cancels Quarterly Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee Meeting Scheduled for April 22 |
| April 3, 2020 |
DWC and WCAB Announce Updated Hearing and Filing Procedures |
| April 2, 2020 |
DWC Posts Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule (Hospital Outpatient Departments/Ambulatory Surgical Centers) |
| April 2, 2020 |
DWC Posts Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule (DMEPOS) |
| March 28, 2020 |
DWC Issues Emergency Measures for Medical-Legal Evaluations during Governor Newsom’s Stay-at-home Order |
| March 27, 2020 |
DWC Posts Adjustment to Official Medical Fee Schedule (Pathology and Clinical Laboratory Section) and Adopts COVID-19 Testing Codes |
| March 27, 2020 |
DWC Postpones MTUS Public Hearing Scheduled for March 30 |
| March 24, 2020 |
All DWC Offices Open Except for Eureka, with Bakersfield Scheduled to Reopen on March 26 |
| March 23, 2020 |
DWC Posts Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule (Physician Services / Non-Physician Practitioner Services) |
| March 19, 2020 |
DWC Provides Guidance on Medical Evaluations During State of Emergency Period |
| March 18, 2020 |
WCAB Issues En Banc Order Regarding Rules, Office Closure During COVID-19 Emergency |
| March 17, 2020 |
DWC Temporarily Closing San Jose, Oakland, San Francisco Offices |
| March 16, 2020 |
DWC and WCAB Announce Modified Hearing Calendar & Filing Update |
| March 13, 2020 |
Attorney General Becerra, Labor Commissioner’s Office Challenge Federal Action Undermining Protections for Bus Drivers |
| March 12, 2020 |
DWC Announces Request for Information to Update EAMS |
| March 10, 2020 |
California Labor Commissioner’s Office Cites Restaurant Owners Over $2 Million for Wage Theft |
| March 5, 2020 |
DWC Posts Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule for Physician Services/Non-Physician Practitioner Services to Implement Medicare Correction to the Correct Coding Initiative files |
| February 27, 2020 |
DWC Posts Amendment to Official Medical Fee Schedule (Hospital Outpatient Departments and Ambulatory Surgical Centers) |
| February 27, 2020 |
DWC Issues Notice of Public Hearing for Proposed Evidence-Based Updates to the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule |
| February 13, 2020 |
DWC Announces Pilot for Electronic Submission of Doctor’s First Report of Injury |
| February 11, 2020 |
DWC Posts Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule for Physician Services/Non-Physician Practitioner Services to Implement Second Medicare Correction to the Annual Update |
| February 5, 2020 |
DWC Posts Fee Schedule Adjustments for Hospital Outpatient Departments / Ambulatory Surgical Centers |
| February 3, 2020 |
Cal/OSHA Issues Guidance on Requirements to Protect Health Care Workers from 2019 Novel Coronavirus |
| January 30, 2020 |
DWC Posts Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule for Physician Services/Non-Physician Practitioner Services to Implement Medicare Corrections |
| January 30, 2020 |
DWC Posts Adjustment to Official Medical Fee Schedule (Pathology and Clinical Laboratory Section) |
| January 28, 2020 |
Cal/OSHA Reminder to Employers: Post 2019 Annual Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses on February 1 |
| January 27, 2020 |
DWC Medical Unit Accepting Applications for Qualified Medical Evaluator Examination on April 18 |
| January 9, 2020 |
DWC Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee Meeting Scheduled for January 22 in Oakland |
| January 2, 2020 |
Mileage Rate for Medical and Medical-Legal Travel Expenses Decreases Effective January 1, 2020 |
| January 2, 2020 |
WCAB's Final Rules in Effect as of January 1 |
