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    • March
      • JOHN DUNCAN AT THE DWC CONFERENCE
        03/07/10
        The Director of California's Department of Industrial Relations, John Duncan, gave a headliner address in Los Angeles and Oakland recently at the Division of Workers' Compensation 17th annual conference.

        Duncan's comments are an important indicator of the remaining agenda f

      • VOTE COUNTING
        03/07/10
        If Congressional Democrats had the votes to pass the Senate-approved healthcare reform version through the House, they probably would have scheduled a vote yesterday.

        But how close are they to really having those votes? Much of the punditry on this is based on the political spin machines.

      • RULEMAKING TIME
        03/06/10
        On our weekends many of us in the "comp community" try to dig out from the mountain of e mails, reports and records that come our way.

        Just in case you've already done your homework, filled out your Oscars scorecard, and finished that glass of two buck Chuck, workerscompzon

      • TROUBLE IN THE QME PROCESS: 90 DAYS?
        03/03/10
        Some interesting statistics surfaced in the presentation on the QME process at this week's DWC conference.

        While the Medical Unit is getting QME panel requests issued in less than a month for unrepresented workers, panels in represented worker cases are currently not issued until aro

      • MEDICAL MARIJUANA COVERAGE?
        03/02/10
        We're getting past the era of Cheech and Chong getting stoned in the back room.

        Statewide Insurance Services, based in Rancho Cordova, has announced nationally based insurance coverage written specifically for the medical marijuana industry.

        Apparently the coverage will ca

      • MASADA
        03/01/10
        (workerscompzone has been traveling in Israel; this week he returns to cover the DWC Conference in Oakland; meanwhile, this is the last in a series of four postings on his Mideast wanderings)

        Masada.

        This ancient fortress, built on a desert mesa near the Dead Sea, is surely one

      • BETHLEHEM
        03/01/10
        (workerscompzone has been traveling in Israel...the blog will be returning to cover the California DWC annual conference in Oakland...so stay tuned...meanwhile, some insights on Middle East wanderings are offered)

        Bethlehem.

        It's about as far from Jerusalem as San Bruno is

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