Workers’ Compensation
Ca. Workers' Comp. Quarterly 2020, Vol. 33, No. 2
Content
- Alleged Covid-19 Work-Related Injury or Illness: a Guide to Determining When an Employer Must Provide a Claim Form
- Apportionment Now: Where We Are After Justice, Hikida, and Lindh
- Managing the Ptsd Presumption
- New Turn on the Apportionment Road: Applying Apportionment Law to the Conclusive Presumption of Labor Code Section 4662(a)
- Psychiatric Injury As a Compensable Consequence of an Industrial Injury—There Are Some Limits
- The Key to Mediation Success
- Workers' Compensation Section 2019-2020 Executive Committee Roster
- California's Troubled Qme System: You Get What You Pay For
California’s Troubled QME System: You Get What You Pay For
Julius Young, Esq.
Oakland, California
California’s QME system is troubled. Several studies have documented declining numbers of QMEs. Report quality remains a major concern among lawyers and judges. QME availability problems often lead to repeated requests for replacement panels. The DWC has struggled to settle on a new fee schedule. What are we to make of this, and where are we headed?
First, let us take a macro look at medical-legal costs within the California system.