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...
Comp Insurance Profitable, At Least For the Moment.
CA: DWC Posts Interim Report on Evidence-Based Comp Drug Formulary.
CA: WCIRB Submits 1/1/2017 Regulatory Filing.
CA: WCIRB Releases Report on 2015 Losses and Expenses.
CA: Settlement May Net Lyft Drivers $27 Million.
FL: NCCI Recommends Rate Hike After High Court Rulings.
HI: DILR Must Get Audited Study of Closed Claims.
HI: New Law Allows Electronic Submission of Treatment Plans.
MA: Department Releases Opioid/Controlled Substance Protocol.
MI: Report Questions Whether MIOSHA and Comp Benefits Are Sufficient.
MO: Divided Supreme Court Awards $138K in Meds for Hypertensive Event.
MO: Prankster Denied Comp Benefits.
NJ: Chief Comp Judge Names Certified Court Reporters For Comp Courts.
NY: Board Announces New Maximum Weekly Benefit Rates.
NY: Governor Appoints New Chair, 6 New Comp Commissioners to Board.
ND: Legislature Hears Testimony Critical of State’s Comp Program.
SD: Passage of Bill 1084 Changes AWW Rules for Concurrent Employment.
TX: Memo Warns Attorneys About Ex Parte Communication With DWC Staff.
TX: Medical, Dental Fee Guidelines in Comp Cases Modified.
WA: L&I Releases Extensive Reports on Operations and Claims Resolution.
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