by (July 8, 2026)
The recent departure of Employment Development Department (EDD) employees from their formerly-leased office spaces at the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board is already impacting and delaying settlements at some, but not all boards. As we previously…
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by (July 7, 2026)
“A narrowly-tailored subpoena shows sound judgment. An overbroad one may have everyone questioning yours.” – Dr. Psyche O’Logist An applicant pursuing a psyche claim in the California workers’ compensation system has several tools to severely…
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by (June 10, 2026)
California lawmakers are considering a new bill that would make it more difficult to file cumulative trauma claims in California. State Sen. Laura Richardson (D – San Pedro) introduced Senate Bill 795, which would place…
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by (May 27, 2026)
The Law Offices of Bradford and Barthel has confirmed that the Employment Development Department’s Disability Insurance branch’s representatives will no longer have their own offices at the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. The change will take…
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by (May 26, 2026)
A recent unpublished Court of Appeal decision addressed the limitations of the WCAB to substitute findings of fact in the appellate process. In Los Angeles Department of Water and Power vs. WCAB (Jeanette France), the…
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by (May 6, 2026)
California lawmakers have advanced a bill that would require employers to allow employees to schedule medical treatment during the workday, although there are still plenty of hurdles before the bill could be signed into law….
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by (April 27, 2026)
The “going and coming rule” is a foundational doctrine in California workers’ compensation law, defining the boundary between compensable work-related injuries and non-compensable personal risks. Under this rule, injuries sustained while an employee is commuting…
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by (April 24, 2026)
In workers’ compensation, the best file is often a closed file. But settling a case is not always straightforward. One issue that arises when settling out future medical care, is whether the parties should address…
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by (April 22, 2026)
The intersection of “causation of injury” and “causation of disability” in the world of psychiatric claims often stymies even the most experienced of adjusters, attorneys, and doctors. How important is this? Correctly handled, cases with…
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by (April 14, 2026)
The Division of Workers’ Compensation has added thorough Quality Assurance Checklists for med-legal evaluators to its website that could also be useful for attorneys, hearing representatives, and other practitioners as well. A team of doctors,…
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