by (May 30, 2023)
When defending against an applicant with a prior award under an older permanent disability rating schedule, practitioners should take a few extra steps to ensure that they get Benson apportionment to the prior award. Although…
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by (May 25, 2023)
The 2nd District Court of Appeal has now completed oral arguments and is considering final briefing in the dispute over whether the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board’s “grant for study” process is constitutional or not. The…
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by (May 10, 2023)
A key California Assembly Committee approved a bill that would provide additional temporary disability (TD) for improperly-denied medical treatment, but the bill still has a long way to go before it would become law. Lawmakers…
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by (April 27, 2023)
After a brief timeout, out-of-state NFL teams have returned to defending injury claims at the California WCAB. In 2013, the Legislature specifically amended Labor Code 3600.5 to take non-California injury claims out of California courts…
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by (April 26, 2023)
Evaluating injuries that occur on the employer’s premises can be a challenging task, particularly when workers are in the transition period between the workday and non-working hours. Experienced adjusters will recognize that this grey area…
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by (April 17, 2023)
California’s 2018 Fair Chance Act and subsequent legislation that makes it more difficult for employers to avoid hiring ex-cons often has negative effects on both employers and employees, and tend to show its ugly head…
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by (April 4, 2023)
Join Eric Hunter, Global Futurist and John P. Kamin, Esq. from the Law Offices of Bradford & Barthel for a brief discussion of how law firms of all shapes and sizes should take heed of…
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by (March 22, 2023)
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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by (March 21, 2023)
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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by (March 3, 2023)
Tuesday, Feb. 28, marked the end of the Covid-19 State of Emergency in California as the Executive Order issued on March 4, 2020, has now been officially rescinded. The Covid state of emergency was first…
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