by (August 31, 2026)
The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board violated Labor Code 5909 by granting reconsideration to a petition for reconsideration more than 60 days after it was timely filed and apparently lost in transit, according to a new…
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by (August 28, 2026)
We have all had experience with Primary Treating Physicians (PTP) that operate a little bit on the lazy side with respect to their PR-2 Reporting. Often times this laziness takes the form of “cut &…
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by (August 27, 2026)
Medicare Set-Asides (MSA) play a key role in successful workers’ compensation settlements, but their complex terminology and involvement of federal regulations can be daunting for even longtime practitioners. What is a MSA? Think of a…
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by (August 3, 2026)
The costs of underwriting California workers’ compensation claims are increasing due to cumulative trauma claims and other factors, according to recent reporting from the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Ratings Bureau and the Commission on Health and…
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by (July 31, 2026)
A recent unpublished Court of Appeal decision discussed the application of an often-misunderstood rule in workers’ compensation: The “premises line rule.” The case, Wrenne v. JA Sutherland, Inc., involved the death of an employee at…
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by (July 21, 2026)
This is the second of a two-part article regarding workers’ compensation fraud. In Exhibit “A”, we learned about the relative rarity of classic surveillance catches and wandered into the teeth of California Insurance Code section…
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by (July 20, 2026)
(Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series regarding workers’ compensation fraud. In Exhibit “A”, we will look at the reality of surveillance videos and highlight California Insurance Code section 1871.4 as an…
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by (July 17, 2026)
When determining whether a psychiatric impairment may be compensable, it’s important to understand the “violent act” exception. In a previous article, “If Everything Is Catastrophic, Is Anything?“, we explored the “catastrophic injury” exception under Labor…
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by (July 13, 2026)
WCJ’s unofficial job description: Professional evaluator of stories that all begin with, “To be honest…” How well can judges assess a witness’s credibility, and how important does the WCAB believe it is for a WCJ…
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by (July 10, 2026)
“Sometimes the most powerful litigation tool isn’t the one everyone talks about—it’s the one everyone forgets to use.” — Don Barthel Let’s face it, every workers’ compensation professional is practically drowning in alphabet soup. We…
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