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IS VIDEO ACTUALLY WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS?
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,
TREAD CAREFULLY WHEN DENYING A SAFETY OFFICER PRESUMPTION CLAIM
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
WITHOUT THE “HOW AND WHY”, NO VALID APPORTIONMENT
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
THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE INTO THE VALLEY OF EMPLOYMENT AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAW
A recent Board panel decision has rescinded a trial-level decision in Pantoja v. Jack in the Box; CIGA for Castlepoint National Insurance Co., ADJ9104101 (SLO),
TIMING IS EVERYTHING
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
ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST…
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
THE POWER AND PROMINENCE OF APPORTIONMENT
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
THE MYTH OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION IS THAT A SETTLEMENT IS ACTUALLY A SETTLEMENT
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
“IT’S A LONG WAY TO TIPPERARY” FOR THE MARCH OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
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
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