Workers' Compensation

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July 22, 2017 - by Stuart D. Colburn

2017 RAND Study Evaluates Occupational Disability Guidelines...

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CWCI Notes No Change in California Workers’ Compensation Weekly...

The U.S. Department of Labor has issued new data showing California's State Average Weekly Wage (SAWW) edged down 0.48 percent from $1,650 to $1,642 in the 12 months ending March 31, 2023. As a result...

California Compensation Cases November 2023

CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 88, No. 11 November 2023 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...

California: Labor Code Section 4663(c) Revisited: When Is a Physician...

By Hon. Susan V. Hamilton, Former Assistant Secretary and Deputy Commissioner, California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Nearly two decades ago Senate Bill 899 was enacted and ushered in a...

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California: Noteworthy Independent Medical Review (IMR) Decisions...

LexisNexis has selected some recently issued noteworthy IMR decisions that illustrate the criteria that must be met to obtain authorization for a variety of different medical treatment modalities. LexisNexis...

COVID-19 Among Nursing Care Facility Workers: Occupational Injuries...

By Hon. Susan V. Hamilton, Former Assistant Secretary and Deputy Commissioner, California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Early in the COVID-19 pandemic we learned that nursing care facilities...

California: Home Health Assessment

Home Health Assessment: When Can a Defendant Use Labor Code Section 4050 to Compel an Evaluation? By Hon. Susan V. Hamilton, Former Assistant Secretary and Deputy Commissioner, California Workers’...

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California Workers’ Compensation: Year 2023 in Review

By Julius Young, Richard M. Jacobsmeyer, and Barry D. Bloom, Co-Editors-in-Chief, Herlick, California Workers’ Compensation Handbook This 2024 edition is the 43rd edition of Herlick, California...

California Compensation Cases October 2023

CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 88, No. 10 October 2023 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...

California: Head Contusion’s Effect Makes Pre-Existing Brain...

By Hon. Susan V. Hamilton, Former Assistant Secretary and Deputy Commissioner, California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Perhaps the title has piqued your curiosity, and you decide to take...

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Updated Findings: Long COVID in the Workers’ Compensation Sy...

By Hon. Susan V. Hamilton, Former Assistant Secretary and Deputy Commissioner, California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board A January 2023 issue of the Workers’ Compensation eNewsletter...

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