AD says IMR gets 30 days to issue a decision after receipt of records, but doesn’t address Arredondo noteworthy panel decision Roger Rabb, J.D., Special Correspondent for the LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation eNewsletter In 2012, California... Read More
In Logudice v. Mimi’s Café , 2015 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS --, a WCAB panel affirmed the WCJ’s finding that the defendant was liable for residential relocation, moving costs, rent differential, and housekeeping services as reasonable... Read More
Recent noteworthy panel decisions show that the applicant would be wise to present all relevant medical reports and records, and citations to the MTUS, ACOEM, ODG, or other nationally accepted medical standards to the IMR reviewer, and that when a material... Read More
An interesting argument has been raised: Should an applicant be allowed to rebut the MTUS guidelines before the WCAB? In McFarland v. The Permanente Medical Group, Inc., 2015 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS --, a split WCAB panel, affirming the WCJ, held... Read More
Legislature did not demonstrate an intent to preclude employers from seeking UR of MPN physicians’ requests for authorization of medical treatment In Stock v. Camarillo State Hospital , 2014 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS --, a WCAB panel held that... Read More
By Julius Young, Esq., Richard M. Jacobsmeyer, Esq., Barry D. Bloom, Co-Editors-in-Chief, Herlick, California Workers' Compensation Handbook This 2016 edition is the 35th edition of Herlick, California Workers’ Comp Handbook (hereinafter... Read More
According to the Department of Industrial Relations Director Christine Baker, “ opioid misuse is a national concern ”. As a result of this “misuse”, the Division of Workers’ Compensation recently posted proposed “ Guidelines... Read More
The recent noteworthy panel decision of Navroth v. Mervyn’s Stores , 2016 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS --, is just fascinating for so many reasons beyond the content of the finding itself. How often does a pro per applicant make important case law... Read More
Does the WCAB’s interpretation of the Court of Appeal's language open up the possibility of successful appeals of IMR decisions in the future? In Stevens v. Outspoken Enterprises, Inc. , 2017 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS --, the WCAB, on remittitur... Read More
Anyone familiar with the Workers Compensation Research Institute’s 32-year history of providing the data and analysis that industry mavericks rely upon to understand, manage and effect real change have come to expect WCRI conferences to provide... Read More
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... Read More
WCAB panel issues a new post-Dubon II decision In Korn v. Entertainment Partners , 2014 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS --, a WCAB panel affirmed a WCJ’s finding that an applicant, who was employed as a craft services person, suffered an industrial... Read More
Split WCAB panel finds untimely IMR, like untimely UR, is invalid In Saunders v. Loma Linda University Medical Group , 2015 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS --, the WCAB, in a split panel opinion, rescinded its prior decision [see Saunders v. Loma Linda... Read More
Does Labor Code § 4604.5(a) specifically require the treating physician’s report to cite the applicable Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule provisions? In Sandoval v. San Diego Unified School District , 2016 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS... Read More
This case is very similar to the Saunders noteworthy panel decision . In Southard v. Hallmark Greeting Cards , 2015 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS --, the WCAB, in a split panel opinion, rescinded the WCJ’s finding that an employee may appeal an... Read More