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March 04, 2015

California: Court Interpreter as Employee, Not Independent Contractor, Due to Employer Control

In Hassan v. County of Los Angeles , 2015 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS 18 (lexis.com), 2015 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS 18 (Lexis Advance), a split panel WCAB affirmed the WCJ and held that the applicant, a court interpreter, who suffered industrial injury to multiple...
February 20, 2015

Missouri: $20,000 in Medical Expenses Ordered Paid by Employer for Simple Muscle Strain Due to Lack of Interpreter

An employer must pay almost $20,000 in medical expenses that resulted when a worker—a U.S. citizen—but whose native language is Spanish and who could not read or write English, could not communicate effectively with medical staff who in turn misunderstood...
September 12, 2014

California: DIR Director Christine Baker Provides Update on Progress of SB 863 Eighteen Months After Operative Date

A report from the California Workers’ Compensation & Risk Conference, Sept. 10-12, 2014, Dana Point, CA By David Bryan Leonard, Esq. Without pause, Christine Baker, Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations, took the stage immediately...
August 09, 2014

Defendant Gets to Select Interpreters for Depositions It Notices: Cal. Comp. Cases August Advanced Postings (8/9/2014)

Here’s the second batch of advanced postings for August 2014 issue of Cal. Comp. Cases. Lexis.com and Lexis Advance subscribers can link to the case to read the complete headnotes and summaries. © Copyright 2014 LexisNexis. All rights reserved. ...
June 06, 2014

Florida: Court Affirms JCC’s Refusal to Refer Injured Employee to Spanish-Speaking Psychologist

A divided Florida appellate court affirmed a JCC’s rejection of an injured employee’s request for referral to a Spanish-speaking psychologist as recommended by the employee’s treating physician.  Agreeing that the referral to a Spanish-speaking expert was not ...
August 16, 2013

California: SB 863 Final Interpreter Services Rules Effective 8-13-2013

The following summary highlights the major changes in the final interpreter services rules that went into effect August 13, 2013, as well as relevant provisions of the Labor Code. Attention Lexis Online Subscribers: Citations link to lexis.com. Bracketed citations...
June 23, 2013

California: Notes From CHSWC

The California Commission of Health, Safety and Workers' Compensation held its first 2013 meeting this past Thursday. Here's a thumbnail sketch of some of the more interesting tidbits discussed: Christine Baker, Director of the California Department of...
July 11, 2012

Interpreter Sanctioned for Attempting to Deliberately Mislead Judge: Cal. Comp. Cases July Advanced Postings (7/11/2012)

Here’s the next batch of advanced postings for the July 2012 issue of California Compensation Cases. Lexis.com subscribers can access the complete headnotes and summaries . © Copyright 2012 LexisNexis. All rights reserved. Alberto Stambuk, Petitioner...