Workers' Compensation

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Tackling the Elephant in the Room: Exclusive Remedy
Posted on 12 Mar 2015 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

How I spent my time at the National Workers’ Compensation & Disability Conference discussing the exclusive remedy doctrine By Deborah G. Kohl, Esq. As all workers’ compensation practitioners know exclusive remedy is the linchpin... Read More

Tags: ERISA , no-fault system , Equal Protection , standard of proof , opt-out , due process , attorney's fees , medical expenses , tort remedies , pre-existing disability , exclusive remedy , Padgett , Workers compensation , great social bargain , constitutional issues

Applicant’s Two Injuries Combined Met Requisite 51 Percent Causation Standard for Compensable Psychiatric Injury: Cal. Comp. Cases May Advanced Postings (5/10/2016)
Posted on 11 May 2016 by California Compensation Cases Staff

Here’s the latest batch of advanced postings for the May 2016 issue of Cal. Comp. Cases. Lexis.com and Lexis Advance subscribers can link to the case to read the complete headnotes and summaries. © Copyright 2016 LexisNexis. All rights... Read More

Tags: final order , Discrimination , standard of proof , Apportionment , California workers compensation , writ of review , causation , psychiatric injury

California Workers’ Comp Cases Roundup (6/1/2016)
Posted on 1 Jun 2016 by California Compensation Cases Staff

CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 81 No. 5 May 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: final order , Discrimination , standard of proof , public employer , Psychiatric Injuries , liens , compromise and release , California workers compensation , writ of review , verifications , Medical Provider Networks , utilization review , contract for hire , cumulative trauma injury