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Here are the second and third batch of advanced postings for the August 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....

Attention Lexis Online Subscribers: Case citations link to lexis.com. Bracketed case citations link to Lexis Advance. In the recent WCAB panel decision of Cannon v. City of Sacramento, (2012) 2012 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS 615 [ 2012 Cal. Wrk. Comp...

In Anaya v. Bay Area Carbide , 2016 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS --, a split WCAB panel affirmed the WCJ’s finding that the applicant, who suffered an industrial injury to his lungs, respiratory system, psyche, and in form of diabetes while employed...

Last fall, we issued a blog discussing Rule 8 CCR §10629 which sets forth the perimeters for filing exhibits in EAMS for trial. The rule requires that all parties create and serve a list of the exhibits they plan to offer as evidence at trial, preferably...

Representatives of two pro-business Sacramento lobbyists expressed great satisfaction with Governor Brown’s 2011 performance in signing and vetoing workers’ compensation bills, but they foresaw difficult times for the state’s workers’...

Throughout the years, since the enactment of SB 899, all of the guidebooks have directed physicians and attorneys to focus on permanent objective medical conditions in order to determine whether that condition is ratable under the AMA Guides . Some people...

In last month’s blog, we set forth a chronology of the significant case law on permanent disability determinations. The list has been updated and set forth again below: Chronology of Significant PD Rating Cases: 12.7.06 Costa...

What was the impact of the adoption of an AMA-based permanent disability rating schedule in California? That was the question addressed in a significant new study by Frank Neuhauser, Executive Director of the UC Berkeley based Center for the Study of...

The California WCAB, on its own motion, rescinded its prior order in Frazier v. State of California [ 2013 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS 365 (lexis.com), 2013 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS 365 (Lexis Advance)] affirming the WCJ’s findings and award, and...

One of the primary goals and foundation of the workers’ compensation system is to provide adequate medical treatment for injured workers, enabling them to promptly return to their usual and customary jobs. Hence, it is not unusual for a worker to...

New Clues on Applying an Ogilvie III Analysis in a DFEC Rebuttal Case In a recent panel decision of Dahl v. Contra Costa County (ADJ1310387) issued on May 18, 2012, the WCAB commissioners shed some light on how to apply an Ogilvie III analysis in a...

Lexis.com subscribers can link to the cases cited below. Subsequent to the passage of SB 899 in California, permanent disability is determined by using the American Medical Association’s Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment , Fifth...

By Karen Yotis, Esq. When Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong penned "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)", they could hardly have anticipated that the political anthem the Temptations recorded in 1970 would mirror the state...

By Karen Yotis, Esq. When Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong penned "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)", they could hardly have anticipated that the political anthem the Temptations recorded in 1970 would mirror the...

Representatives of two pro-business Sacramento lobbyists expressed great satisfaction with Governor Brown’s 2011 performance in signing and vetoing workers’ compensation bills, but they foresaw difficult times for the state’s workers’...