Hanna Brophy is pleased to announce the promotion of Nina Prestigiacomo to Partner. Nina joined the firm as an Associate Attorney in 2015...

In a recent case, Schaan v. Jerry Thompson and Sons, the Board reiterates the Wilson analysis for whether an injury is "catastrophic"...

The DWC has announced that the State Average Weekly Wage (SAWW) increase by 5.15924% this past year.  Based upon this, the minimum and...

In a news release today, the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announced its Emergency Regulation (8 CCR 46.3) for medical-legal...

On September 29, 2022, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 1127 into law.  The rules become effective as of 1/01/2023.  SB 1127 changes...

In the first eight months of the year, the DWC and DIR Anti-Fraud Unit suspended 178 medical providers.  There are 86 providers with...

Independent Medical Review (IMR) is the process by which an injured worker may seek to overturn an adverse utilization review...

The DWC will start accepting in-person Walkthrough Documents at all District Offices except Eureka starting September 6th.  At that time,...

Two workers' compensation bills currently working their way through the California Legislature contain potentially conflicting language...

According to People magazine, Q'orianka Kilcher has been charged with two felony counts of workers' compensation fraud. Ms. Kilcher...

Many are aware of how SB 863 amended LC 4660.1(c) to eliminate increased impairment ratings for sleep dysfunction, sexual dysfunction, or...

On June 29, 2022, the Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement voted 4 to 1 to pass Assembly Bill 1751, which extends...