The article reports on the decision of the California Supreme Court not to review the controversial ruling involved in the case of State Compensation Insurance Fund versus Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, giving doctors a leeway in identifying workers' compensation disability ratings....
McNames (William) v. Board of Retirement of the Orange County Employees Retirement System,Lexis Civil Actions—Public Employees—Service-Connected Disability Retirement—Court of Appeal affirmed trial court’s denial of plaintiff/applicant’s petition for writ of mandate seeking reversal of county employ...
reversing trial court, held that general contractor and owner of construction site (defendants) were not entitled, basedPrivette v. Superior Court(1993) 5 Cal. 4th 689, 21 Cal. Rptr. 2d 72, 854 P.2d 721, 58 Cal. Comp. Cases 420, to summary judgment in negligen...
Assuming, however, that Labor Code section 134 confers upon the "appeals board or any member thereof" the power to punish for contempt "in like manner and to the same extent as courts of record," sections 1217 and 1218 of the Code of Civil Procedure would apply. fn. 12 In the case of...
It has been said that the provisions with respect to heart trouble are a recognition that such disease is caused or aggravated by stressful work. (See Stephens v. Workmen's Comp. Appeals Bd. (1971)20 Cal. App. 3d 461, 467 [97 Cal. Rptr. 713].) But the correlation between occupation...
California Supreme Court nixes attorney fees in comp casePat Murphy
Many California business owners have seen record profits so far in 2023. Being locked at home has caused some of us to spend a lot more time working, and that hard work has paid off in the form of higher incomes. One particular new client earned nearly two million dollars in revenue and...
this demographic may experience elevated workers’ comp claims, as managing these health issues can exacerbate the impact of workplace accidents or injuries. Addressing these challenges requires targeted strategies from employers, including enhanced health management programs and ergonomic adjustments, to supp...
This was definitely the case at the end of the season when some accounts were willing to pay a premium for Califor- nia avocados. Again, we all should commend Jan and her team for their hard work and dedication. Once again, there seemed to be more negative events during the sea- son ...
reviewer overturned... [LexisNexis Commentary: This IMR decision is well-reasoned and concisely explains why applicant needed assisted living at the time of the request. Note, under the rationale inPatterson v. The Oaks Farm(2014) 79 Cal. Comp. Cases 910 (Appeals ...