Workers' Compensation

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The Equal Protection Clause and the Payment of Temporary Partial Disability to the Illegal Worker
Posted on 28 Oct 2011 by Calif. WCAB Noteworthy Panel Decisions Reporter

California Labor Code Section 1171.5 indicates that all protections, rights and remedies are available to all individuals regardless of their immigration status. In Del Taco v. Workers’ Comp. Appeals Board (2000) 79 Cal.App.4th 1437 [ 65 Cal. Comp... Read More

Tags: Equal Protection Clause , undocumented worker , alien , California , Temporary Partial Disability , 14th Amendment , California workers compensation , United States Constitution , illegal worker , Del Taco v Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board , California WCAB Noteworthy Panel Decisions Reporter , Immigration Status

Connecticut: Injured Worker’s Attorney’s Fee Reduced to $1
Posted on 23 Jan 2015 by Larson's Spotlight

A Connecticut appellate court affirmed a decision by the state’s Workers’ Compensation Review Board that approved of a commissioner’s decision to reduce the attorney’s fee awarded to an injured worker’s attorney from $1,481... Read More

Tags: Temporary Partial Disability , Connecticut workers compensation , Attorney’s Fees

Five Recent Cases You Should Know About (3/25/2011)
Posted on 24 Mar 2011 by Larson's Spotlight

Larson's Spotlight on Preferred Provider Organization, Exclusive Remedy, Physician Testimony, Temporary Partial Disability, and Jurisdiction. Larson's surveys the latest case developments that you need to know about. Thomas A. Robinson, the staff... Read More

Tags: preferred provider , costs , Temporary Partial Disability , Jurisdiction , exclusive remedy , Physician Testimony , mitigate , discounts , expert

The Equal Protection Clause and the Payment of Temporary Partial Disability to the Illegal Worker
Posted on 28 Oct 2011 by Calif. WCAB Noteworthy Panel Decisions Reporter

California Labor Code Section 1171.5 indicates that all protections, rights and remedies are available to all individuals regardless of their immigration status. In Del Taco v. Workers’ Comp. Appeals Board (2000) 79 Cal.App.4th 1437 [ 65 Cal. Comp... Read More

Tags: Equal Protection Clause , undocumented worker , alien , California , Temporary Partial Disability , 14th Amendment , California workers compensation , United States Constitution , illegal worker , Del Taco v Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board , California WCAB Noteworthy Panel Decisions Reporter , Immigration Status