The Appeals Board issued several En Banc decisions in response to the state of emergency brought on by COVID-19.  These decisions...

The Office of Administrative Law has approved the DWC regulations related to the medical-legal evaluation program. Of importance are the...

A unanimous panel of Commissioners Dodd, Schmitz, and Razo has issued a decision in the case of Glick v. Knight Transportation Holdings,...

The DWC announced that effective January 1, 2023, the mileage rate for travel in all workers' compensation cases, regardless of date, is...

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...

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...

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

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...