By Hon. Colleen Casey, Former Commissioner, California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Practitioners beware! Death benefit trials often raise intricate and unique evidentiary conundrums. Obtaining...
Oakland, CA – California’s State Average Weekly Wage (SAWW) rose nearly 3.8 percent in the year ending March 31, 2024, which will result in an increase in California workers’ compensation...
CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 89, No. 10 October 2024 A Report of En Banc and Significant Panel Decisions of the WCAB and Selected Court Opinions of Related Interest, With a Digest of WCAB Decisions...
By Hon. Robert G. Rassp, Presiding Judge, WCAB Los Angeles, California Division of Workers’ Compensation Disclaimer: The material and any opinions contained in this article are solely those of...
Oakland, CA – Migraine Drugs represented less than 1% of all prescriptions dispensed to California injured workers in 2023 but they consumed 4.7% of workers’ compensation drug payments, a nearly...
Here’s the latest batch of advanced postings for the December 2015 issue of Cal. Comp. Cases.
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Amy Smith, Petitioner v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, Walter Claudio Salon & Spa, Inc., State Farm Insurance, Respondents, lexis.com, Lexis Advance
Discovery—Sub Rosa Video—WCAB, denying removal, affirmed WCJ’s finding that defendant was not precluded from using sub rosa video taken of applicant exercising at gymnasium, when film was obtained after investigator followed applicant from her home to gym and purchased “day pass” at gym in order to enter area where applicant was working out, and WCAB found that…
The Hartford, insurer for Acosta, Petitioners v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, Lorenzo Washington, Respondents, lexis.com, Lexis Advance
Remand to WCAB—WCAB denied defendants’ petition to remove case to itself, holding that defendants did not make showings required by 8 Cal. Code Reg. § 10843(a), i.e., defendants did not show substantial prejudice or irreparable harm if removal was not granted and also did not show that…
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