When do the exclusivity provisions of Labor Code section 3600 permit an action for law at damages? By Hon. Susan V. Hamilton, Former Assistant Secretary and Deputy Commissioner, California Workers’...
Oakland, CA -- Payments for medical-legal evaluations and reports used to resolve medical disputes in California work injury claims have increased more than expected since a new Med-Legal Fee Schedule...
CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 89, No. 6 June 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 and Hon. Clint Feddersen Questioning the Vocational Expert [a] Depositions Counsel will often need to take the deposition of the vocation expert. Live testimony of a vocational...
Oakland, CA – A bill that would give a presumption of compensability to farmworker heat-related injury claims if the employer is found to be out of compliance with Cal/OSHA’s outdoor heat illness...
WCRI Publishes New Study on Ambulatory Surgery Centers.
FDA Issues Three New Draft Guidances for Compound Drugs.
EEOC Issues New Guidance on Employer-Provided Leave, ADA.
AK: WCB Discusses Budget, HB 214 Workers Comp Appeals Commission.
AZ: ICA to Hold Hearing on One-Half Percent Assessment for Special Fund.
AZ: Governor Signs SB 1283 PDMP Bill.
CA: DWC Announces New Search Tool for Independent Medical Review Decisions.
CA: DWC Announces Appointment of Dr. Raymond Meister as Executive Medical Director.
CA: DWC Announces Appointment to Ethics Advisory Committee.
IN: WCRI Study Finds Little Change in Average Cost of WC Claims.
KY: Governor Replaces Workers Comp Nominating Panel With All New Members.
MD: WCC Revises Settlement Worksheet Form.
MO: Commission Caps Fees in an Undisputed Death Case.
NM: WCA Extends Proposed Rulemaking for Intoxication Rules.
NY: WCB Appeals Court Decision to Reopen WCL § 25-a Fund.
NY: WCB to Streamline Requests for Reimbursement From Special Disability Fund.
OR: WCD Modifies Request for Hearing/Response to Issue Forms.
RI: Governor Nominates New Chief Judge, Judge to Workers’ Compensation Court.