California lawmakers have proposed a number of bills during the current legislative session that would make thousands of more employees eligible for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) presumptions. There are currently at least five legislative proposals…
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Thanks to expiring legislation and Cal-OSHA regulations, Covid-19 sick pay is no longer available for California employees. California politicians and regulators have decided to excise Covid-19 sick leave from state laws and regulations in 2023….
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The Division of Workers’ Compensation has issued revised PQME evaluation regulations that permanently incorporate some of the pandemic-era rules allowing for remote evaluations and longer scheduling timeframes. The regulations, which were posted on Feb. 2,…
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In decades past, courts had more discretion over lien disputes, and often allowed lien claimants substantial leeway when it came to procedural and evidentiary issues. In fact, it was common for defense attorneys to have…
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Most people have a general idea that the websites they read online are watching them back, but the question of “how much” seems an ethereal mystery, where reality only surfaces when the advertising that they…
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Labor Code 3201.5 allows for collective bargaining agreements between private employer(s)/labor unions and employees that establish alternative dispute resolution (ADR) programs which replace parts of the typical workers’ compensation system. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) programs…
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Causation of injury, while not the most exciting challenge in the California Workers’ Compensation system, is an all too important threshold question that often relies on a doctor’s opinion on the cause of injury. Imagine…
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A national audience collectively gasped in horror on Monday night as a worst-case scenario occurred as Damar Hamlin made a tackle, promptly popped up on his feet as he has done countless times, and suddenly…
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