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...
CA: Ins. Dept. Announces 10.5 Percent Workers’ Comp Rate Reduction.
CA: New Round of Charges Filed Against Medical Providers in WC System.
CA: Sen. Mendoza Calls for Study, Investigation of WC Fraud.
CA: UnitedHealth Exits ACA Market in California.
CO: CDLE Workers Comp Division Hits Small Businesses With Heavy Noncompliance Fines.
GA: Governor Signs HB 818 to Increase Benefit Rates.
KY: Judge Blasts Governor’s Annihilation of WC Nominating Commission Members.
OH: BWC Approves New Opioid Prescribing Rule.
OK: Oklahoma Legislature Can’t Agree on Opt Out Fix.
RI: Senate Confirms Workers Comp Court Justices.
UT: WCF Insurance Declares $21M Dividend.
WV: New Maximum Benefit Rates Announced.
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