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If you are a long-term reader of Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi's The Workers' Compensation Newsletter , you may know that we have periodically provided guidance on the handling of a subpoena received by the claims examiner, typically requesting...

In California, when are issues finalized for trial in a workers' compensation case? Does a party to a workers' compensation proceeding waive an issue if it isn't raised at the Mandatory Settlement Conference (MSC)? Or must an issue be raised...

If you are a long-term reader of Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi's The Workers' Compensation Newsletter , you may know that we have periodically provided guidance on the handling of a subpoena received by the claims examiner, typically requesting...

Petition for reconsideration (“ Recon” ): A legal process to appeal a decision issued by a workers' compensation judge . Heard by the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board Reconsideration Unit, a seven-member, judicial body appointed...

At a recent educational program, a speaker told the attendees that the WCAB en banc decisions were “on hold” pending the WCAB’s decision after reconsideration. The defendants in each case had filed a Petition for Reconsideration of the...

Most California workers compensation attorneys and judges are not aware of it yet. Of those who are aware, applicant attorneys love it and defense attorneys dread it. What is “it?” “It” is Title 8 California Code of Regulations...

When are issues finalized for trial in a California workers' compensation case? Does a party to a workers' compensation proceeding waive an issue if it is not raised at the MSC? Or, as long as an issue is raised by the start of trial, is waiver...