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

CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 79 No. 4 April 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

California Workers' Comp Case Roundup (1/4/2014)
Posted on 4 Jan 2014 by California Compensation Cases Staff

CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 78 No. 12 December 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... Read More

Missouri: Appeals Court Remands Retaliation Claim by State Employees
Posted on 13 Apr 2012 by Martin Klug

State employees at the Missouri Department of Mental Health claimed they were harassed, intimidated, coerced and punished for pursuing worker's compensation cases and sought money and equitable relief. The circuit court found the plaintiffs could... Read More

California Workers’ Comp Case Roundup (8/6/2015)
Posted on 6 Aug 2015 by California Compensation Cases Staff

CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 80 No. 7 July 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 ISSUE... Read More

Termination Due to Fiscal Reasons as Insufficient Basis to Deny LC 4850 Benefits: Cal. Comp. Cases May Advanced Postings (5/13/2015)
Posted on 13 May 2015 by California Compensation Cases Staff

Here’s the fourth batch of advanced postings for May 2015 issue of Cal. Comp. Cases. Lexis.com and Lexis Advance subscribers can link to the case to read the complete headnotes. © Copyright 2015 LexisNexis. All rights reserved. City... Read More

Workers’ Compensation Centennial 1911-2011- California: Justice, Equality and a Decent Life
Posted on 16 Mar 2011 by David Bacon

In 150 Years, San Francisco Bay Area Working Families Have Made Progress, But Still Fight for the Same Goals In the hundred and fifty year history of workers in the San Francisco Bay Area, the watershed event was one that happened 70 years ago –... Read More

Union Battle Draws 70,000 Protestors
Posted on 2 Mar 2011 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

Why the workers' comp community should pay attention to the Wisconsin union standoff The Fight For / Against Unions "The End of Unions?" That's the headline grabber at The Globe and Mail , a Canadian news agency, which reminds... Read More

Workers’ Compensation Centennial 1911-2011- California: Justice, Equality and a Decent Life
Posted on 25 Aug 2011 by David Bacon

In 150 Years, San Francisco Bay Area Working Families Have Made Progress, But Still Fight for the Same Goals In the hundred and fifty year history of workers in the San Francisco Bay Area, the watershed event was one that happened 70 years ago –... Read More

Missouri: Appeals Court Remands Retaliation Claim by State Employees
Posted on 13 Apr 2012 by Martin Klug

State employees at the Missouri Department of Mental Health claimed they were harassed, intimidated, coerced and punished for pursuing worker's compensation cases and sought money and equitable relief. The circuit court found the plaintiffs could... Read More

NY: Gov. Signs 83 Bills Into Law
Posted on 2 Aug 2010 by workerscompensation.com

New York, NY (CompNewsNetwork) - Governor David A. Paterson signed 83 bills into law including legislation that will increase consumer protection by requiring the disclosure of rebates on purchases to consumers, and prohibit the manufacture and sale of... Read More

CA: Governor Signs Bill on Public Employees Leaves of Absence
Posted on 16 Jul 2010 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

SACRAMENTO, CA - Governor Schwarzenegger has signed the following bill: AB 586 by Assemblymember Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco) - Workers' compensation: employees of the City and County of San Francisco: leaves of absence. The Legislative Council's... Read More

CA: Assembly Passes Public Safety Cancer Presumption Bill
Posted on 4 Jun 2010 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

SACRAMENTO, CA - On June 2, 2010, the California Assembly passed Assembly Bill 2253, which would provide that the cancer presumption for public safety workers (firefighters, police, etc.) would be extended to such workers following termination of service... Read More

WI: Gov. Signs Legislation to Protect Public Service Workers
Posted on 13 May 2010 by workerscompensation.com

Madison, WI (CompNewsNetwork) - Governor Jim Doyle today signed into law two bills that will protect firefighters, police officers and other public service workers and their families. The first bill, Senate Bill 520, requires that municipalities pay health... Read More