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by John P. Kamin (August 8, 2025)
One of the most important questions a defense attorney can do at a deposition is to detect liens against compensation. Liens against compensation are one of the key things workers’ compensation practitioners should be wary…
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by John P. Kamin (August 7, 2025)
The California Assembly Insurance Committee approved a number of bills that could be headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk in mid-September, including a bill that would limit the subrogation rights of cities and counties. The…
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by John P. Kamin (July 15, 2025)
Rising workers’ compensation costs across the board have led the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB) to forecast its highest combined ratio in years, which means that insurance carriers are losing money at…
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by John P. Kamin (July 3, 2025)
Lawmakers in the California state Senate are scheduled to discuss a bill that proposes changes to the state’s Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund (SIBTF), amid the backdrop of the fund’s payouts and employer assessments reaching…
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by John P. Kamin (June 17, 2025)
An emergent new trend of using artificial intelligence (AI) to replace human resources employees could pose problems for workers’ compensation defendants tasked with confirming whether or not any injuries occurred on the job. Human resources…
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by John P. Kamin (June 13, 2025)
The date an injured worker realizes they can file a workers’ compensation claim is completely different from the date they knew their disability was caused by a specific job, according to a recently-published decision from…
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by Jeremy Wade (June 12, 2025)
According to the Webster dictionary, nostalgia is defined as a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for a past time or condition. It can be a bittersweet feeling, often involving a longing for simpler times or…
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by John P. Kamin (May 22, 2025)
The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board clarified that parties in a represented case cannot automatically replace a QME who is not scheduling re-evaluations in a timely manner, according to an en banc decision released on Monday…
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by Michael P. Burns (May 19, 2025)
A recent Court of Appeal decision involving the going and coming rule offers an opportunity to explore the often-misunderstood area involving injuries sustained during commutes to remote workplaces. In the published decision of Zenith Insurance…
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by John P. Kamin (May 14, 2025)
A bill that would prevent employers of first responders from subrogating their full workers’ compensation costs from third-party lawsuits is making its way through the California state Senate. During the last month, lawmakers have been…
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