Workers’ Comp eNews

The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announces that the 2022 minimum and maximum temporary total disability (TTD) rates will increase on January 1, 2022. The minimum TTD rate will increase from $203.44 to $230.95 and the maximum TTD rate will increase from $1,356.31 to $1,539.71 per week. Read more

The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is announcing the increase of the mileage rate for medical and medical-legal travel expenses by 2.5 cents to 58.5 cents per mile effective January 1, 2022. Read more

The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) has adopted its final rules of practice and procedure. The rules were filed with the Secretary of State on December 15, 2021 and went into effect on January 1, 2022. Read more

The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announced today that as of January 12, 2022, all hearings will be heard virtually. Until further notice, DWC will telephonically hear all trials, lien trials, expedited hearings, and special adjudication unit (SAU) trials. Read more

The Bradford & Barthel Rating Department wishes you a happy New Year, and with that, a friendly reminder that the cost of living adjustments are changing again. Read more

It’s time to take stock of 2021 in California’s workers’ comp system. This is a feature I’ve done every year since starting the blog in 2007. Read more

Judge Jane Madsen is the sole Workers’ Compensation Judge in Eureka’s DWC District Office, a scenic coastal city in northern California, just 100 miles south of Oregon. Read more

Ah the Holidays! A joyous time for reflection and coming together – but not too close! As we continue to weather the pandemic, I am struck by how much not only friends and family have helped us all through but also how our colleagues have done so as well. Read more

The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announces its emergency regulations 36.7 and 46.2 for medical-legal evaluations and reporting, which became effective on May 14, 2020 and were set to expire in October 2021, have been extended until January 11, 2022. Read more

The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announces that the 2022 minimum and maximum temporary total disability (TTD) rates will increase on January 1, 2022. Read more