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04/06/21 WorkersCompensation.com San Francisco, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - The Division of Workers Compensation (DWC) has issued a notice of conference call public hearing for a proposed evidence-based update to the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule (MTUS), which can be found at California Code of Regulations, title 8, section 9792.24.7. The conference call public hearing is scheduled for Friday, May 14, at 10 a.m. and members of the public may attend by calling 866-390-1828 and usin...

Oil spill response Q: Ive been reading news reports about the recent oil spills in the San Francisco Bay Area and learned that the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is the lead state agency handling oil spills. How did the department assume this authority? (Dave) A: CDFW’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) was established by the Lempert-Keene-Seastrand Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 1990. The legislation came on the heels of two major spills, the 1989 ...

A gaggle of pornography studios lost their bid to force a performer to arbitrate claims she was allegedly trafficked by a model talent agent who forced her to engage in commercial sex acts and hand over the profits. SAN DIEGO (CN) — Even though he found arbitration agreements between a pornography performer and the video studios which shot and produced the adult films were valid, a federal judge Thursday nonetheless declined to enforce the agreements to avoid potential conflicting court rulin...

03/05/21 WorkersCompensation.com San Francisco, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - The Division of Workers Compensation (DWC) has posted an amendment to the Inpatient Hospital portion of the Official Medical Fee Schedule. The amendment, reflected in the February 24, 2021 Administrative Director order, applies to discharges on or after March 15, 2021. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published a Correction Notice on December 7, 2020, in the Federal Register, and corrected the Medicare...

Housing and Development Newsletter A: As part of a broader effort to go paperless, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is transitioning to a digital format for its 2021 hunting and fishing regulations booklets and Big Game Hunting Digest. Booklets will no longer be printed and shipped to license agents or customers, but electronic versions of the booklets will continue to be available online. The cost to print and ship booklets is significant, and the money saved by going pape...

Ammoland Inc. Posted on FPC: New Filings and Order in Lawsuit Challenging California’s “Assault Weapon” Ban iStock 884191010 U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) submitted two new filings to the Court in Miller v. Becerra, its federal Second Amendment challenge to the State of California’s ban on so-called “assault weapons.” The filings can be viewed at FPCLegal.org. Last week, FPC announced the filing of its proposed findings of fact and conclusions of la...

Not being on the local register does not mean your property can’t become a historical resource against your will.

A state Supreme Court committee issued an expedited opinion providing guidance for judges who wish to exchange gifts with staff to celebrate holidays, birthdays, or other occasions. In Expedited Opinion 2021-039, the Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions (CJEO) observes that gift exchanges can foster good workplace morale, but cautions that staff cannot be pressured into exchanging gifts with the judge or each other. The committee also advises judges to: Treat all staff equally, t...

In summary Policymakers should modernize nursing education regulations to allow for an increase in simulation time in clinical education for students. By Garrett Chan, Special to CalMatters Garrett Chan is the president and CEO of HealthImpact, a nonprofit California nursing workforce and policy center, garrett@healthimpact.org. The devastating impact of COVID-19 on California’s health care workers has been widely reported. But not only has the pandemic strained the existing health care workf...

Fact Check: Did California Verify Signatures for Newsom Recall But Not Mail-In Ballots? On 2/16/21 at 4:49 PM EST Last year, the movement to recall Gavin Newsom began after growing frustration over the Democratic California governors leadership. Organizers of Recall Gavin 2020 and Rescue California cited several reasons why Newsom has "failed Californians," including rising unemployment, homelessness, high taxes, a rise in crime, lack of affordable housing, a failure to enforce immigration laws...