by (May 30, 2024)
Two of the most popular bills during the 2024 legislative session would benefit local park rangers, and allow applicants to use e-signatures to sign settlement documents. Lawmakers in the state Senate and Assembly advanced bills…
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by (May 28, 2024)
The Legislature’s failure to fully fund the Employment Development Department (EDD) has led to a situation where countless settlements are being delayed, and the department’s annual revenues are being artificially depressed due to understaffing. The…
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by (May 20, 2024)
One factor that can delay a workers’ compensation claim is when a QME moves offices or changes med-legal services, and doesn’t tell the parties. This can and has literally added months to a claim. If…
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by (May 9, 2024)
Two months shy of my 18th Anniversary with Bradford & Barthel, I find myself working remote from a small town in the state of Zacatecas in Mexico, where I spent my summers as a kid….
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by (April 23, 2024)
Defendants can use a successful good faith personnel action defense to fight compensability of body parts that emanated from the alleged psyche injury, thanks to a 2012 published decision from the 4th District Court of…
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by (April 17, 2024)
Insurance carriers could be saving millions of dollars by properly using exclusions to bar coverage for staffing agencies, thanks to a published decision from 2019. The 2nd District Court of Appeal’s decision in Travelers Property…
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by (April 12, 2024)
The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board threatened to sanction an applicant’s attorney and a hearing representative up to $20,000 apiece for filing petitions for reconsideration with the intent to “disrupt or delay” WCAB proceedings. The board…
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by (April 1, 2024)
The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board’s 60-day deadline to act on timely petitions for reconsideration is tolled when an administrative error thwarts the 60-day deadline, according to a new significant panel decision. The Appeals Board determined…
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by (March 21, 2024)
The California Supreme Court denied review of a published decision finding the Salvation Army was not the employer of a man who was ordered to enlist in a residential drug rehabilitation program as part of…
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by (March 14, 2024)
A new bill would redefine the Labor Code’s definition of “signature” to clear up any confusion about parties’ ability to use electronic signatures on settlement documents. After the pandemic sent many work comp practitioners to…
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