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Undocumented Workers: U.S. Supreme Court Denies Cert in Sierra Chemical v. Salas
Posted on 5 Dec 2014 by Karen C. Yotis

California WCAB applies Salas to another Salas case Karen C. Yotis, Esq., a Feature Resident Columnist for the LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation eNewsletter , provides insights into workplace issues and the nuts and bolts of the workers’... Read More

Tags: undocumented workers , IRCA , preemption , Discrimination , immigration , California workers compensation , Immigration Reform and Control Act , FEHA , Fair Employment and Housing Act , unclean hands

California: Workers' Comp Case Roundup (2/14/2018)
Posted on 14 Feb 2018 by California Compensation Cases Staff

CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 83 No. 1 January 2018 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... Read More

Tags: duty of care , temporary total disability benefits , Insurance Fraud , IMR , liens , caregiving , going and coming rule , Fraud , UR , litigation privilege , FEHA , Fair Employment and Housing Act , special errand , restitution , utilization review , exclusive remedy rule , independent medical review

California Workers' Comp Case Roundup (2/5/2017)
Posted on 5 Feb 2017 by California Compensation Cases Staff

CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 82 No. 1 Jan 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... Read More

Tags: Medicare , California Insurance Guarantee Association , workers' compensation insurance , California workers compensation , CIGA , disability discrimination , anti-SLAPP , litigation privilege , FEHA , Fair Employment and Housing Act , fair report privilege

Sierra Chemical v. Salas: Undocumented Worker Case Appealed to SCOTUS
Posted on 7 Oct 2014 by Robin E. Kobayashi

BREAKING NEWS: Sierra Chemical has filed a petition for writ of certiorari in which it "asks SCOTUS to determine whether and to what extent a State law authorizing a 'wrongful failure to hire' discrimination action by a person not legally... Read More

Tags: undocumented workers , FEHA , Workers Compensation Appeals Board , immigration law , unclean hands

California Workers' Comp Case Roundup (4/5/2014)
Posted on 5 Apr 2014 by California Compensation Cases Staff

CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 79 No. 3 March 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... Read More

Tags: claims handling , workers' compensation insurance , attorney's fees , civil actions , California workers compensation , products liability , brokers , FEHA , Fair Employment and Housing Act , Service-Connected Disability Retirement , Qualfied Medical Evaluator , utilization review , preconception liability , subsequent injuries , independent medical review

California Workers' Comp Case Roundup (8/8/2014)
Posted on 8 Aug 2014 by California Compensation Cases Staff

CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 79 No. 7 July 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... Read More

Tags: undocumented workers , illegal aliens , injury aoe/coe , independent contractor , anti-SLAPP actions , nurse case manager , California workers compensation , off-duty activity , employee status , Fraud , third party actions , home health care , FEHA , Fair Employment and Housing Act , retirement benefits

California Workers' Comp Case Roundup (7/6/2017)
Posted on 6 Jul 2017 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 82 No. 6 June 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... Read More

Tags: wrongful termination , subcontractor , FEHA , general contractor's liability

FEHA Settlement Didn’t Preclude TTD Award: Cal. Comp. Cases November Advanced Postings (10/22/2013)
Posted on 22 Oct 2013 by California Compensation Cases Staff

Here’s the first batch of advanced postings for the November 2013 issue of Cal. Comp. Cases. Lexis.com and Lexis Advance subscribers can link to the case to read the complete headnotes and summaries . © Copyright 2013 LexisNexis. All... Read More

Tags: temporary total disability benefits , Apportionment , Psychiatric Injuries , permanent disability , settlements , good faith personnel actions , AMA Guides , California workers compensation , FEHA , Fair Employment and Housing Act

California: Workers' Comp Case Roundup (3/6/2018)
Posted on 6 Mar 2018 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 83 No. 2 Feb 2018 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... Read More

Tags: joint employment , insurance coverage , Psychiatric Injuries , workers' compensation fraud , FEHA , Fair Employment and Housing Act , sudden and extraordinary employment condition , peculiar risk

California Workers' Compensation Case Roundup (3/4/2016)
Posted on 4 Mar 2016 by California Compensation Cases Staff

CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 81 No. 2 February 2016 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... Read More

Tags: sanctions , voluntary dismissal , evidentiary standards , dismissal , liens , statutory cause of action , hearing representatives , California workers compensation , FEHA , Fair Employment and Housing Act , Death Benefits

Sierra Chemical v. Salas: Undocumented Worker Case Appealed to US Supreme Court
Posted on 7 Oct 2014 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

BREAKING NEWS: Sierra Chemical has filed a petition for writ of certiorari in which it "asks SCOTUS to determine whether and to what extent a State law authorizing a 'wrongful failure to hire' discrimination action by a person not legally... Read More

Tags: undocumented workers , Discrimination , FEHA , Workers compensation , immigration law , unclean hands

California Workers' Comp Case Roundup (12/10/2014)
Posted on 11 Dec 2014 by California Compensation Cases Staff

CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 79 No. 11 November 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... Read More

Tags: anti-SLAPP actions , legal malpractice , breach of fiduciary duty , employment relationship , California workers compensation , going and coming rule , FEHA , Fair Employment and Housing Act

California Workers' Comp Case Roundup (11/8/2017)
Posted on 8 Nov 2017 by California Compensation Cases Staff

CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 82 No. 10 Oct 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... Read More

Tags: retaliation , Insurance Fraud , Discrimination , statute of limitations , self-insured employers , settlements , Jurisdiction , going and coming rule , dismissal of case , harassment , mitigation of damages , FEHA , Fair Employment and Housing Act , insolvency , intervention

California Workers' Comp Case Roundup (12/7/2017)
Posted on 7 Dec 2017 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 82 No. 11 Nov 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... Read More

Tags: lien claims , medical liens , anti-SLAPP actions , disability retirement , independent contractors , reinsurance , Fraud , FEHA , Fair Employment and Housing Act , restitution

California Workers' Comp Case Roundup (11/28/2015)
Posted on 28 Nov 2015 by California Compensation Cases Staff

CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 80 No. 11 November 2015 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... Read More

Tags: tort liability , independent contractor , peace officers , IMR , Constitutionality , average weekly earnings , unlicensed contractor , employment relationship , California workers compensation , class certification , medical evaluations , FEHA , lien activation fee , Fair Employment and Housing Act , wrongful denial , admissibility , maximum benefits , unreasonably delay , homeowners , independent medical review