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...
Recommended Reading Professors: Major flaws in Oklahoma workers’ comp bill, by John F. Burton and Emily A. Spieler (The Oklahoman, May 3, 2013). Attorney: Work comp opt-out provision a slippery slope for taxpayers, by Bob Burke (The Oklahoman, April 14, 2013). Legislator: Savings in workers’ comp bill come at expense of injured workers, by State Rep. Richard Morrissette (The Oklahoman, May 4, 2013). Work Comp Analysis Group on LinkedIn: "Oklahoma Workers' Comp Reform Bill With Opt Passes House" (LinkedIn registration required). LexisNexis and ALM Publications Employee Benefits Guide (Publisher: LexisNexis). Provides detailed analysis by experts on ERISA, COBRA and other laws, and fiduciary responsibility under ERISA. ERISA: Principles of Employee Benefit Law, by Peter J. Wiedenbeck. (Publisher: LexisNexis). Analyzes key cases, features, and the structure and internal relationships of employee benefit law. Employee Benefits Law: ERISA and Beyond (Publisher: ALM). Takes you step-by-step to help ensure that your plans are properly structured, qualified and implemented. Mealey’s Litigation Report: ERISA (Publisher: LexisNexis). Follows the litigation surrounding the enforcement of provisions of ERISA.