Frausto v. Domestic Linen Supply 2024 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS 442 is a reminder that before terminating authorized medical treatment, a defendant has an

Video evidence is generally admissible in workers’ compensation cases. In most cases, video evidence is used by the defendant as evidence that the applicant’s impairment,

Presumption and Impact of Labor Code Section 5814.3 In the case of Vlasis v. County of Fresno 2024 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS 188, 89

In Faustina v. County of Los Angeles, ADJ10627978, the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board upheld the Workers’ Compensation Judge’s (WCJ) decision finding that the applicant’s disability

A recent Board panel decision has rescinded a trial-level decision in Pantoja v. Jack in the Box; CIGA for Castlepoint National Insurance Co., ADJ9104101 (SLO),

In the case of Joseph Mayor v. Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (W.C.A.B.) (2024) 104 Cal.App.5th 713, filed August 28, 2024, the Court of Appeal has

In August 2023, our case brief addressed the panel decision of Marva Smith v. Solar Turbines, Inc., ADJ12010500, involving a vexatious applicant.  In Smith, the

In Spencer v. Oakland Unified School District, ADJ13057141, May 16, 2024, Order Denying Reconsideration, the applicant, a school principal, suffered a psychiatric injury when a

WHITE v. CITY and COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, 2023 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS 129 Applicant alleged a work-related cumulative trauma (CT) injury to the

In the intricate realm of workers’ compensation law, where fairness and due process are paramount, a recent case before the California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SCOPE OF A COMPROMISE AND RELEASE  In Jaime Estrela v. Permanente Medical Group 2023 WL 6061161 (Cal.W.C.A.B.), the Workers’ Compensation Appeals

In Gerald Zelnik v. Office of Statewide Health Planning,[1] the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board confirmed that defendants have a right to assert a good faith