In Newton v. Jack-In-The-Box , 2014 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS --, a WCAB panel has issued a notice of its intention to award an applicant medical treatment in the form of aquatic therapy twice per week for a period of four weeks, as prescribed by the applicant’s...
WCAB seeks to rein in the insanity of ever-changing hearing reps and to maintain respect of the judicial process, but does the new rule raise equal protection arguments? Recent noteworthy panel decisions indicate a trend whereby the WCAB is strictly enforcing...
Vision Mining, Inc. v. Gardner , 2010-SC-000311-WC (Ky. 2011): KRS 342.316 subjects coal workers’ pneumoconiosis claimants to a more stringent statutory treatment than all other pneumoconiosis claimants and thus violates the equal protection guarantees of...
California Labor Code Section 1171.5 indicates that all protections, rights and remedies are available to all individuals regardless of their immigration status. In Del Taco v. Workers’ Comp. Appeals Board (2000) 79 Cal.App.4th 1437 [ 65 Cal. Comp. Cases...