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	News from around the internet (archived)   2:42PM California Division of Workers' Compensation Announces Appointment of Court Administrator (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) (link unavailable). The California Division of Workers' Compensation announced the appointment of an administrator to oversee the workers' compensation court system. Gov. Schwarzenegger appointed Keven Star of Elk Grove to the position of DWC court administrator May 12. Labor Commissioner Busts Auto Body Shops: No Workers' Compensation Insurance (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) (archived). The California Department of Industrial Relations' Divisions of Labor Standards Enforcement and Occupational Safety and Health , in cooperation with the Department of Insurance , and the Sacramento and Yolo County District Attorney's Offices today released information on violations found in a two day enforcement sweep of auto body shops in Sacramento and Yolo Counties. Piedmont civic leader seeks Chan's job (InsideBayArea) (link unavailable). PIEDMONT — Attorney Ronnie Caplane has been a dedicated mother, Piedmont School Board president, a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board commissioner, an outspoken grieving widow and Assemblywoman Wilma Chan's "Woman of the Year.

Dear Andrea Hoch, My cervical injury has left me permanently disabled and I am in extreme pain for the rest of my life. SB899 has just started to effect me. A third Co. started sending me letters, telling me what treatments were acceptable, and to my treating physician. I have been this way for a few years now. Starting last month a Dr. in FL.or IL., with a CA medical Lic., has started making decisions, out of the blue, on my medical treatments. I have lost one treatment already. They are trying for a second. They just started refusing to pay for a past accepted treatment. I can't afford them I am on SS Disability. Now I have heard that I may lose my right to select my own Drs??? Are all my rights gone due to the fact that I was injured on the job? I do know that my right for effective medical treatments are being taken away.My income and my life have been greatly effected. As of now the insurance co will not, with DR's advice and information, do what is needed to help me.. And this is FOREVER. Caused by ergonomics and being 5"2'. I worked there for 18 yr. and liked my job. I am also confused as to what they are going by. I have read the RAND report, Nov 2004 and it was talking about AASO,ACOM,IntaCorp,etc and then I see in the paper that it's the AMA? Please help make changes to SB 899 it may help CA. business. It does not seen to be helping the working people in CA..or me. I would think that there are more working people in CA than businesses. How much profits do the insurance companies make or is that private info.? What have I done to deserve this treatment for the rest of my life, I am not that old. Thank you for your time, Placerville , CA

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