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...
Here’s the latest batch of advanced postings for the May 2016 issue of Cal. Comp. Cases.
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Ramonda Walker, Petitioner v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, Petrochem Insulation, Inc., Ace American Insurance Company, Respondents, lexis.com, Lexis Advance
WCAB Jurisdiction—Employment Relationships—Contract for Hire—WCAB affirmed WCJ’s finding that WCAB did not have jurisdiction over applicant asbestos mechanic’s claim for 8/8/2014 industrial injury that occurred in Utah, even though applicant belonged to California-based union and claimed that employer’s headquarters was located in California, when WCAB found that, because applicant never worked in State of California, California jurisdiction over applicant’s industrial injury claim pursuant to Labor Code § 5305 could be established only by showing that applicant’s employment contract was made in California, that, based on laws of contract formation, employment contract is formed at…
San Diego Imaging, Inc., dba California Imaging Solutions, Petitioner v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, Cuyamaca Construction, Inc., State Compensation Insurance Fund, Michael Hill, Respondents, lexis.com, Lexis Advance
Petitions for Reconsideration—Dismissal—Lack of Verification—WCAB dismissed petition for reconsideration because it was not verified as required by Labor Code § 5902, when WCAB found that…