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Critical 2026 Provider Shortage Findings Raise California Workers’ Compensation Access Questions
September 21, 2026 | Sacramento, CA —…
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California Court Addresses Workers’ Compensation Insurance Policy Cancellation
September 18, 2026 | Sacramento, CA —…
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California Supreme Court Issues Important Workers’ Compensation Reconsideration Decision
September 16, 2026 | Sacramento, CA —…
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State Farm Lawyer Fined After AI-Generated Citations Appear in California Court Filings
Jennifer BauderSeptember 16, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — A California judge has imposed a $999.99 fine on an attorney representing State Farm after court submissions contained citations to cases that did not exist, highlighting the growing concern surrounding AI hallucinations in legal filings. The issue arose in a Los…
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California MTUS Hip and Groin Guidelines Change Workers’ Compensation Treatment Standards
September 14, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California’s Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule has incorporated updated evidence-based guidance for hip and groin disorders, creating an important development for workers compensation hip treatment. The California Division of Workers’ Compensation made the regulatory update effective August 1, 2026, incorporating the American…
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Critical California MTUS Ankle Foot Guidelines Take Effect in 2026
September 11, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California has implemented a significant evidence-based update to its Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule (MTUS), bringing revised treatment guidance for work-related ankle and foot conditions into the state’s workers’ compensation medical-treatment framework. The new California MTUS ankle foot guidelines became effective August…
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Critical Workers Compensation Medical Care Access Findings for California in 2026
September 9, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California is taking a closer look at whether injured workers can obtain necessary treatment when they need it. A new RAND study released by the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and its Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) examines workers compensation medical care access across the…
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California Heat Illness Risks Create New Workers’ Compensation Questions
September 8, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com – California’s increasingly severe summer heat has created another important issue for the state’s workers’ compensation system: determining how heat-related occupational injuries should be documented, evaluated, and connected to employment. During July, Cal/OSHA repeatedly warned employers about dangerous temperatures, including a July 21 advisory concerning triple-digit conditions…
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Essential Workers Compensation Trends From California’s 2025 Annual Report
September 4, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California’s workers’ compensation system continues to evolve as policymakers, employers, insurers, healthcare providers, attorneys, and injured workers respond to changing medical, economic, and administrative conditions. The California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation (CHSWC) released its 2025 annual report on July 23, providing a…
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Important Workers Compensation Mileage Update Raises California Travel Reimbursement in 2026
Jennifer BauderAugust 31, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California injured workers are now subject to an updated transportation reimbursement rate for travel associated with medical treatment. The Division of Workers’ Compensation increased the applicable mileage rate to 76 cents per mile for medical and medical-legal travel beginning July 1,…
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August 31, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California injured workers are now subject to an updated transportation reimbursement…
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Major Hospital Outpatient Reimbursement Update Reshapes California Workers’ Compensation in 2026
Jennifer BauderAugust 28, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California workers’ compensation stakeholders are adjusting to another significant medical payment update after the Division of Workers’ Compensation revised the Official Medical Fee Schedule provisions governing hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgical centers. The update incorporates applicable July 2026 Medicare changes…
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Critical Pathology Fee Schedule Update Changes California Workers’ Compensation in 2026
August 26, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California workers’ compensation providers are adapting to another reimbursement update after the Division of Workers’ Compensation issued a July 6 update affecting pathology and clinical laboratory services. The change incorporates applicable Medicare updates that took effect in July 2026 and provides an important billing consideration for…
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Major Physician Fee Schedule Changes Affect California Workers’ Compensation Providers
August 21, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California workers’ compensation providers are adjusting to another round of reimbursement changes following a July 9 order from the Division of Workers’ Compensation updating the physician fee schedule for services provided beginning July 1, 2026. The third-quarter 2026 changes apply to the Physician Services and Non-Physician…
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Critical 2026 Provider Shortage Findings Raise California Workers’ Compensation Access Questions
September 21, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California’s workers’ compensation system is facing renewed attention over its provider shortage after a new RAND study found that the number and distribution of health care professionals participating in workers’ compensation vary substantially across the state. The report, released August 27 by the California Department of…
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Critical 2026 Provider Shortage Findings Raise California Workers’ Compensation Access Questions
September 21, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California’s workers’ compensation system is facing renewed attention over its provider shortage after a new RAND study found that the number and distribution of health care professionals participating in workers’ compensation vary substantially across the state. The report, released August 27 by the California Department of…
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California Court Addresses Workers’ Compensation Insurance Policy Cancellation
September 18, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — A recent California Court of Appeal decision provides important guidance concerning workers compensation policy cancellation when an insured employer does not provide payroll records needed for a premium audit. In Employers Preferred Insurance Company v. Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, the Third District Court of Appeal held…
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California Supreme Court Issues Important Workers’ Compensation Reconsideration Decision
September 16, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — The California Supreme Court has issued an important decision affecting California workers compensation reconsideration, clarifying the consequences when the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board does not act on a petition within the statutory period. In Mayor v. Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board and Ross Valley Sanitation District, decided…
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State Farm Lawyer Fined After AI-Generated Citations Appear in California Court Filings
September 16, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — A California judge has imposed a $999.99 fine on an attorney representing State Farm after court submissions contained citations to cases that did not exist, highlighting the growing concern surrounding AI hallucinations in legal filings. The issue arose in a Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit involving…
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California MTUS Hip and Groin Guidelines Change Workers’ Compensation Treatment Standards
September 14, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California’s Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule has incorporated updated evidence-based guidance for hip and groin disorders, creating an important development for workers compensation hip treatment. The California Division of Workers’ Compensation made the regulatory update effective August 1, 2026, incorporating the American College of Occupational and Environmental…
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Critical California MTUS Ankle Foot Guidelines Take Effect in 2026
September 11, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California has implemented a significant evidence-based update to its Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule (MTUS), bringing revised treatment guidance for work-related ankle and foot conditions into the state’s workers’ compensation medical-treatment framework. The new California MTUS ankle foot guidelines became effective August 1, 2026, after the Division…
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Critical Workers Compensation Medical Care Access Findings for California in 2026
September 9, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California is taking a closer look at whether injured workers can obtain necessary treatment when they need it. A new RAND study released by the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and its Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) examines workers compensation medical care access across the…
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California Heat Illness Risks Create New Workers’ Compensation Questions
September 8, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com – California’s increasingly severe summer heat has created another important issue for the state’s workers’ compensation system: determining how heat-related occupational injuries should be documented, evaluated, and connected to employment. During July, Cal/OSHA repeatedly warned employers about dangerous temperatures, including a July 21 advisory concerning triple-digit conditions…
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Essential Workers Compensation Trends From California’s 2025 Annual Report
September 4, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California’s workers’ compensation system continues to evolve as policymakers, employers, insurers, healthcare providers, attorneys, and injured workers respond to changing medical, economic, and administrative conditions. The California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation (CHSWC) released its 2025 annual report on July 23, providing a…
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Critical Workers Compensation Pharmacy Review Signals Important California Drug Policy Changes in 2026
September 2, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California’s workers’ compensation pharmaceutical policy has entered another important review cycle following the July 15 meeting of the Division of Workers’ Compensation Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. The committee provides advice to the DWC Administrative Director concerning the workers’ compensation drug formulary and related pharmaceutical treatment policies.…
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Critical 2026 Provider Shortage Findings Raise California Workers’ Compensation Access Questions
September 21, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California’s workers’ compensation system is facing renewed attention over its provider shortage after a new RAND study found that the number and distribution of health care professionals participating in workers’ compensation vary substantially across the state. The report, released August 27 by the California Department of…
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California Court Addresses Workers’ Compensation Insurance Policy Cancellation
September 18, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — A recent California Court of Appeal decision provides important guidance concerning workers compensation policy cancellation when an insured employer does not provide payroll records needed for a premium audit. In Employers Preferred Insurance Company v. Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, the Third District Court of Appeal held…
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California Supreme Court Issues Important Workers’ Compensation Reconsideration Decision
September 16, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — The California Supreme Court has issued an important decision affecting California workers compensation reconsideration, clarifying the consequences when the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board does not act on a petition within the statutory period. In Mayor v. Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board and Ross Valley Sanitation District, decided…
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State Farm Lawyer Fined After AI-Generated Citations Appear in California Court Filings
September 16, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — A California judge has imposed a $999.99 fine on an attorney representing State Farm after court submissions contained citations to cases that did not exist, highlighting the growing concern surrounding AI hallucinations in legal filings. The issue arose in a Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit involving…
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California MTUS Hip and Groin Guidelines Change Workers’ Compensation Treatment Standards
September 14, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California’s Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule has incorporated updated evidence-based guidance for hip and groin disorders, creating an important development for workers compensation hip treatment. The California Division of Workers’ Compensation made the regulatory update effective August 1, 2026, incorporating the American College of Occupational and Environmental…
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Critical California MTUS Ankle Foot Guidelines Take Effect in 2026
September 11, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California has implemented a significant evidence-based update to its Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule (MTUS), bringing revised treatment guidance for work-related ankle and foot conditions into the state’s workers’ compensation medical-treatment framework. The new California MTUS ankle foot guidelines became effective August 1, 2026, after the Division…
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Critical Workers Compensation Medical Care Access Findings for California in 2026
September 9, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California is taking a closer look at whether injured workers can obtain necessary treatment when they need it. A new RAND study released by the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and its Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) examines workers compensation medical care access across the…
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California Heat Illness Risks Create New Workers’ Compensation Questions
September 8, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com – California’s increasingly severe summer heat has created another important issue for the state’s workers’ compensation system: determining how heat-related occupational injuries should be documented, evaluated, and connected to employment. During July, Cal/OSHA repeatedly warned employers about dangerous temperatures, including a July 21 advisory concerning triple-digit conditions…
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Essential Workers Compensation Trends From California’s 2025 Annual Report
September 4, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California’s workers’ compensation system continues to evolve as policymakers, employers, insurers, healthcare providers, attorneys, and injured workers respond to changing medical, economic, and administrative conditions. The California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation (CHSWC) released its 2025 annual report on July 23, providing a…
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Critical Workers Compensation Pharmacy Review Signals Important California Drug Policy Changes in 2026
September 2, 2026 | Sacramento, CA — MedLegalNews.com — California’s workers’ compensation pharmaceutical policy has entered another important review cycle following the July 15 meeting of the Division of Workers’ Compensation Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. The committee provides advice to the DWC Administrative Director concerning the workers’ compensation drug formulary and related pharmaceutical treatment policies.…