Important California Workers’ Compensation Legislative Updates
Governor Newsom signed two workers’ compensation bills into law on September 29, 2022. Senate Bill 1127 makes multiple changes to existing presumptive injuries applicable to specified safety officers and first [...]
Athens Administrators Names New Sales Director
CONCORD, CA – Athens Administrators, a recognized leader in third-party claims administration services, welcomes Workers’ Compensation veteran Andrea Contreras as their new Director of Sales for Northern California. Andrea [...]
Athens Automated Claim Notifications – Making Your Data Work For You
In today’s digital world, it seems we are constantly inundated with information. Unfortunately, much of this information is not what we want or need. In reality, we could probably [...]
Athens Administrators Names Vice President of Texas Workers’ Compensation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 23, 2022 Contact: Michael Landa, Executive Vice President Business Development Athens Administrators (909) 451-1710 mlanda@athensadmin.com Athens Administrators Names Vice President of Texas Workers’ Compensation TEXAS – [...]
Athens Administrators Voted #3 Best Places to Work in San Francisco Bay Area
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 6, 2022 Contact: Michael Landa, Executive Vice President Business Development Athens Administrators (909) 451-1710 mlanda@athensadmin.com www.athensadmin.com Athens Administrators Voted #3 Best Places to Work in San [...]
New CMS Policy Update Targets Non-Submit MSAs
In January the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a change to their Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set Aside (MSA) Reference Guide. The change only included one section [...]
Athens Advocacy Program
Athens Administrators claims handling philosophy is rooted in a desire to be advocates both for our clients and their employees. Understanding that Workers’ Compensation is a benefit delivery system designed [...]
Extension of COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Approved by Governor Newsom
California Governor Newsom signs an extension of COVD-19 Supplemental Sick Leave into law. SB 114 extends COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) through September 30, 2022 and adds two new [...]
The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted the 2020 DWC Audit Unit annual report.
The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted the 2020 DWC Audit Unit annual report. The report provides information on how claims administrators performed during the 2020 audit year and [...]