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Here are the third and fourth batches of advanced postings for the November 2014 issue of Cal. Comp. Cases. Lexis.com and Lexis Advance subscribers can link to the case to read the complete headnotes and summaries. © Copyright 2014 LexisNexis...

Sign up here for our free workers' compensation enewsletters (National or California Edition) to receive weekly news items. Be sure to select the enewsletter of your choice. NCCI Posts Comprehensive WC Financial Results for 2013, Estimates for 2014...

Loosening the rope on the UR/IMR Gordian Knot Karen C. Yotis, Esq., Feature Resident Columnist of the LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation eNewsletter , provides insights into workplace issues and the nuts and bolts of the workers' comp world...

Payments for pharmaceuticals and durable medical equipment (DME) in California workers’ compensation continue to increase sharply, adding pressure against the recent reforms to the system according to a new CWCI study that examines medical and indemnity...

In Simmons v. Just Wingin’ It, Inc., 2017 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS --, the WCAB rescinded the WCJ’s order requiring an out-of-state claims adjuster who administered the applicant’s temporary disability benefits in connection with his...

One of the primary benefits of California workers’ compensation is the payment of temporary disability (TD). Although not specifically defined in the California Labor Code, case law and customary usage has provided a sufficient perimeter for determining...

CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 82 No. 2 Feb 2017 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 Denied Judicial Review CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE ...

Acknowledging that an action that arises under the workers’ compensation laws of a state is a “nonremovable action” under 28 U.S.C.S. § 1445(c), a U.S. District Court in California recently held that the fact that a California employer...

The Supreme Court of California, in a 5-2 decision, held that the state's "posse" law--Cal. Labor Code § 3366--barred a civil action for negligence and misrepresentation filed by two private citizens against a California county and...

Construing California law, a federal district court held a plaintiff's IIED tort action filed against her former employer for failure to provide adequate COVID-19 protocols is barred by the exclusive remedy of California's workers' compensation...

Featured Case of the Week: HR Manager’s Widow Denied Death Benefits © Copyright 2011 LexisNexis. All rights reserved. Kathleen Brezensky (Widow) and Chester Brezensky (Dec'd), Petitioners v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board,...

Featured Case of the Week: Insurer’s Ambiguous Acts Estopped It From Denying Insurance Coverage to Employer © Copyright 2011 LexisNexis. All rights reserved. Granite State Insurance Company/Chartis (formerly AIG), Petitioner v. Workers'...

Featured Case of the Week: Vexatious Litigant - Lexis.com subscribers can link to the complete summary. Sylvia Santos , Petitioner v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, Guard Management, Inc. (aka GMI Security Services), Insurance Company of the...

Featured Case of the Week: Calif. WCAB Jurisdiction vs. Alternative Dispute Resolution In TIG Insurance Company, insurer for Stumbaugh & Associates, Inc., Petitioner v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, State Compensation Insurance Fund ...

Here’s the first batch of advanced postings for the October 2011 issue of Cal. Comp. Cases. Lexis.com subscribers can link to the complete headnotes and summaries. © Copyright 2011 LexisNexis. All rights reserved. Charter Oak Unified School...

CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 77 No. 6 June 2012 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 Denied Judicial Review CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE...

CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 77 No. 2 February 2012 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 Denied Judicial Review CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE...

This article surveys recent legal trends in the states of Arizona, California, Delaware, Georgia, and Kentucky as explained by our workers’ compensation experts below. ARIZONA The Arizona Legislature has enacted several new laws, all of them...

By Raymond F. Correio, Esq. A number of decisions from the WCAB in 2016 and 2017 indicate a marked shift related to apportionment involving multiple injuries under Labor Code §§ 4663 and 4664 , as reflected in the WCAB’s Benson en banc...

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...

The Supreme Court of California, in a split decision, held that in-home caregivers may not maintain civil actions against their Alzheimer’s patients if, because of the sometimes unruly nature of the patients, the caregiver is assaulted and injured...

CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 79 No. 8 August 2014 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 Denied Judicial Review CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE...

LexisNexis has selected some of the top “noteworthy” panel decisions issued by the California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board during the period July through December 2016. The list features a number of decisions addressing medical...

California employer found not negligent in connection with employee’s negative reaction to flu vaccination. Workers’ compensation insurer was entitled to $414,000 credit from third-party recovery by injured employee again flu vaccination manufacturer...

Here’s the latest batch of advanced postings for February 2016 issue of Cal. Comp. Cases. Lexis subscribers can link to the case to read the complete headnotes and summaries. © Copyright 2016 LexisNexis. All rights reserved. Edward Bautista...