What are a plan administrator’s obligations upon receipt of a National Medical Support Notice?
A plan administrator who receives a National Medical Support Notice must review the Notice and determine whether it is appropriately completed. The administrator must complete the Plan Administrator Response (included with Part B of the Notice), indicating whether the Notice is a QMCSO, and return it to the State (more)
AB 1454 - Workersʼ Compensation: Audiologists
While AB 1454 passed in both houses, it was vetoed by the governor on September 28, 2012. Existing workers' compensation law generally requires employers to secure the payment of workers' compensation, including medical treatment, for injuries incurred by their employees that arise out of, or in the course of, employment. Existing law requires the administrative director of the Division of Workers' Compensation to appoint qualified medical evaluators in each of the respective specialties as (more)
AB 1596 - Income Tax: Credits: Hiring Full-time Employees
AB 1596 has been held under submission in the Assemblyʼs Revenue and Taxation Committee as of May 14, 2012. The personal income tax law and the corporation tax law authorize various credits against the taxes imposed by those laws, including a credit for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2009, in the amount of $3,000 for each full-time employee hired by a qualified employer. Those laws define "qualified employer" as a taxpayer that employed 20 or fewer employees as of the last day (more)