Sep 28, 2021 EEOC May Recognize Long-Haul COVID-19 as a Disability, Creating Additional Hurdles for Employers By Michael Mazzoni The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s recognition that long-haul COVID-19 may be considered a disability under the Americans...
Sep 16, 2021 2022 Temporary Disability Rates...Undecided. By Kelly Hamilton The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announced on September 23 that it was withdrawing its September 15, 2021 Newsline bulletin. ...
Sep 14, 2021 COVID-19 Leading Cause of Work-Related Death in California By Edward Hummer On Friday, the California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) issued a report finding that COVID-19 was the leading cause of...
Sep 13, 2021 Former EDD Employee - Guilty Plea for Covid Fraud By Rameneh Torres Truly amazing news to come from the Department of Justice, Central District this week. A former EDD representative, who had resigned in...
Sep 09, 2021 Brace for Impact - Fraud is On It's Way! By Rameneh Torres District Attorneys across California are requesting a 15% funding increase over the $77.9 million current assessment for the incoming...
Sep 09, 2021 Amicus Brief Asks Court of Appeal to Reject Employee's Civil Suit for Wrongful Death of Spouse Caused by COVID-19 By Edward Hummer A recent Los Angeles County Superior Court case has garnered the attention of several employer-backed groups. In Matilde Ek et al. v....
Sep 08, 2021 Medical Payments and Opioid Scrips Decline By JP Navarro According to the WCIRB's recent report, medical payments declined in 2020 by 9.4%. Not surprisingly, this is attributed to the decrease...
Sep 02, 2021 DWC to Return to In-Person Hearings effective October 1, 2021 By Kelly Hamilton The DWC announced today that as of October 1, 2021, in-person hearings will resume at all DWC district offices, except Eureka and the...
Sep 01, 2021 Delta Airlines to Raise Insurance Premiums and Limit Sick Days for Unvaccinated Employees By Kelly Hamilton In what appears to be an attempt to insure that employees of Delta Airlines get vaccinated, the company has indicated that effective...
Sep 01, 2021 WCAB Proposes Permanent Virtual Hearings By Kelly Hamilton The WCAB is making proposed changes to the policies and procedures that would allow for a permanent option for virtual hearings. The...