Board Panel Opinion Provides a Succinct Explanation By Hon. Susan V. Hamilton, Former Assistant Secretary and Deputy Commissioner, California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board The process for...
CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 89, No. 4 April 2024 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...
By Hon. Susan V. Hamilton, Former Assistant Secretary and Deputy Commissioner, California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Several months ago, an article in LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation...
By William Tappin, Esq., Law Offices of Tappin & Associates, Sierra Madre, CA There has been a lot of confusion with respect to whether ERISA preempts state laws regarding numerous programs, including...
By Thomas A. Robinson, co-author, Larson’s Workers’ Compensation Law Editorial Note: All section references below are to Larson’s Workers’ Compensation Law, unless otherwise indicated...
DOL Drafts New Multi-Employer Citation Standard (Franchisor Liability) at OSHA.
GOP Attacks Scope, Transparency of DOL’s Standard for Franchisor Liability at OSHA.
Study Finds 1 in 5 Small Businesses OK With Employee Medical Marijuana Use at Work.
JAMA: Opioid Dependence/Abuse Increased, Non-Medical Use Decreased in 2013.
CDC Study: PDMPs Offer Insights Into Controlled Substance Prescribing Patterns.
Social Security Administration Announces No Cost-of-Living Adjustment for 2016.
NIOSH Launches a Virtual National Center for Productive Aging and Work.
Kaiser Report: Healthcare Deductibles Have Risen 6 Times Faster Than Worker Earnings.
Opinion: Affordable Care Act Fails to Address Physician Practice of Defensive Medicine.
Journalists File Class Action Suit Against Reuters for Alleged Worker Misclassification.
AK: WCB 10/29-10/30 Meeting to Discuss Adoption of Rule Amendments.
CA: Ins. Commissioner Approves New Ridesharing Insurance Option for Lyft Drivers.
CA: WCIRB Classification & Rating Committee Posts Agenda for 10/27 Meeting.
CA: DWC Proposes Home Health Care Fee Schedule Regulations.
CA: DWC Proposes Guidelines for Occupational Asthma, Interstitial Lung Disease.
FL: FLOIR to Conduct Public Hearing Oct. 21 on NCCI Rate Filing.
MA: Governor Files Landmark Substance Use Legislation.
NE: NCCI Explains 1.2% Decrease in Loss Cost Filing.
NE: Employer Fined $963K in Rail Car Cleaning Accident; Largest Fine in State’s History.
NJ: Defense Attorney Explains Role of Medical Expert in Occupational Disease Claims.
NJ: NJCRIB Considering 1/1/2016 Revision of Rates and Manual Amendments.
OH: Senate Panel Approves Police Officer PTSD Bill.
OR: WCD Seeks to Recruit More Work-Requested Medical Exam (WRME) Doctors.
OR: State Labor Commissioner Rules Uber, Lyft Drivers Are Employees.
OR: WCD Posts Corrected Calculator for Permanent Total Disability.
OR: WCD Posts Final Rules for Claim Closure and Reconsideration.
OR: WCD Posts Final Rules for Claims Administration.
OR: WCD Posts Final Rules for Retroactive Program.
OR: WCD Posts Final Rules for Workers Comp Benefits Offset.
PA: BWC Posts Alert for December 2015 WCAISI EDI Enhancements.
RI: Nominating Commission Selects Candidates for Workers’ Comp Court Vacancies.
TX: Travis County D.A. Seeks to Block Release of Records Involving Texas Mutual Deal.
TX: TDI Work Comp Research & Evaluation Group Posts 2016 Research Agenda.
WA: WCAC Provides Details on Financial Status of Industrial Insurance Fund.
WI: WCD to Change Rules for Reporting, VR, Treatment Disputes, Policy Cancellation, Etc.
WI: WCD Proposes New Rule for Audio Recording of Hearings.
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