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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

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' Comp Case Roundup (9/6/2013)
Posted on 6 Sep 2013 by California Compensation Cases Staff

CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 78 No. 8 August 2013 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: strict liability , Discrimination , Apportionment , permanent disability , negligence , California workers compensation , third party actions , permanent disability rating , Fair Employment and Housing Act

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

California Workers' Comp Case Roundup (6/14/2014)
Posted on 14 Jun 2014 by California Compensation Cases Staff

CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 79 No. 5 May 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: Temporary Disability , injury aoe/coe , good cause , Discrimination , judicial review , mesothelioma , permanent disability , California workers compensation , going and coming rule , cost of living adjustments , asbestos , causation , Fair Employment and Housing Act , privilege , utilization review , petition to reopen , Evidence , independent medical review

California Workers' Comp Case Roundup (10/31/2016)
Posted on 31 Oct 2016 by California Compensation Cases Staff

CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 81 No. 10 Oct 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 ISSUE... Read More

Tags: certification of class , medical records , civil actions , California workers compensation , Fair Employment and Housing Act

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 (11/1/2014)
Posted on 1 Nov 2014 by California Compensation Cases Staff

CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 79 No. 10 October 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: hirer's liability , Discrimination , attorney's fees , contractor's employees , retained control , California workers compensation , motion to strike , third party actions , anti-SLAPP , interactive process , Fair Employment and Housing Act , termination , utilization review , failure to accommodate , res judicata , independent medical review

California Workers' Comp Cases Roundup (4/11/2012)
Posted on 11 Apr 2012 by California Compensation Cases Staff

CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 77 No. 3 March 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... Read More

Tags: neutral risk , Temporary Disability , medical treatment , settlement agreement , anti-SLAPP actions , legal malpractice , compromise and release , new and further disability , Privacy , Fair Employment and Housing Act

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

The Salas Dilemma -- Full Frontal Assault on Workers’ Rights vs. Equitable Defenses to Illegal Conduct
Posted on 5 Jun 2014 by Karen C. Yotis

You be the judge in this controversial case involving what some call undocumented worker Armageddon Karen C. Yotis, Esq., a Feature Resident Columnist for the LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation eNewsletter , provides insights into workplace issues... Read More

Tags: civil rights , after-acquired evidence , misrepresentation , seasonal worker , immigration , undocumented worker , California workers compensation , backpay , equitable estoppel , FEHA , Fair Employment and Housing Act , employment discrimination. Senate Bill 1818 , Social Security number , unclean hands

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