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California Workers’ Compensation Case Roundup (2/11/2016)
Posted on 11 Feb 2016 by California Compensation Cases Staff

CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 81 No. 1 January 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

You’ve Got Mail……And DE Superior Court Affirms IAB Ruling In Insurance Coverage Case
Posted on 26 Aug 2013 by Cassandra Roberts

For the background, check out my post of 9/6/11, titled A Different Kind of Miracle on 34th Street…. And DE IAB Makes Postage Law . This case had to do with the issue of a work comp policy which had lapsed, with a reinstatement check being mailed... Read More

Reinstatement of Job: Workers’ Compensation Statute Trumps Collective Bargaining Agreement
Posted on 29 Mar 2017 by Deborah Kohl

Rhode Island case provides cautionary tale for injured workers By Deborah G. Kohl, Esq. In a cautionary tale, an injured worker can lose his job even while undergoing approved medical treatment while on weekly benefits and even when covered under... Read More

Larson’s Spotlight on Recent Cases: Exclusive Remedy Rule Bars Student Worker’s Tort Action
Posted on 6 Jan 2012 by Larson's Spotlight

Larson's Spotlight on Exclusive Remedy, Jurisdiction, Dependency Benefits, and Aggravation of Original Injury. Larson's surveys the latest case developments that you need to know about. Thomas A. Robinson, the staff writer for Larson's Workers'... Read More

Larson’s Spotlight on Recent Cases: Exclusive Remedy Rule Bars Student Worker’s Tort Action
Posted on 6 Jan 2012 by Larson's Spotlight

Larson's Spotlight on Exclusive Remedy, Jurisdiction, Dependency Benefits, and Aggravation of Original Injury. Larson's surveys the latest case developments that you need to know about. Thomas A. Robinson, the staff writer for Larson's Workers'... Read More

CA: Medical Board Reinstated 66 Convicted Felons During Past 10 Years
Posted on 8 Jun 2010 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

California - The Orange County Register reports that the California Medical Board has reinstated the medical licenses of 66 convicted felons during the past 10 years, including a Beverly Hills psychiatrist who was arrested and charged with hiring "cappers"... Read More