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A Look at Our Changing Workforce and the Consequences for Workers’ Compensation

A Look at Our Changing Workforce and the Consequences for Workers...

By Hon. Susan V. Hamilton, Former Assistant Secretary and Deputy Commissioner, California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board For readers who may not be familiar with the Workers’ Compensation...

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CWCI Notes No Change in California Workers’ Compensation Weekly TD Rates for 2024

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...

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California Compensation Cases November 2023

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...

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California: Labor Code Section 4663(c) Revisited: When Is a Physician’s Apportionment Determination Substantial Evidence?

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 (11/2023)

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...

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COVID-19 Among Nursing Care Facility Workers: Occupational Injuries and Illnesses

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...

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California: Home Health Assessment

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

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...

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California Compensation Cases October 2023

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...

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

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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