Mar 23, 2023 WCAB Rescinds All COVID-19 Temporary Rule Suspensions By William Davis The Appeals Board issued several En Banc decisions in response to the state of emergency brought on by COVID-19. These decisions...
Jan 31, 2023 Panel Decides that "High-Velocity Eye Injury" Does Not Require Direct Injury to Eye In Order to Apply LC § 4656(c)(3(F) Exception to 104-Week TD Cap By Edward Hummer A unanimous panel of Commissioners Dodd, Schmitz, and Razo has issued a decision in the case of Glick v. Knight Transportation Holdings,...
Dec 22, 2022 Promotion of Nina Prestigiacomo to Partner By JP Navarro Hanna Brophy is pleased to announce the promotion of Nina Prestigiacomo to Partner. Nina joined the firm as an Associate Attorney in 2015...
Nov 17, 2022 2023 Temporary Disability Rates Announced by DWC By Kelly Hamilton The DWC has announced that the State Average Weekly Wage (SAWW) increase by 5.15924% this past year. Based upon this, the minimum and...
Oct 12, 2022 Analyzed: The Complexities of Newly Enacted SB 1127 and School Safety Officers By Jeannette Herrera On September 29, 2022, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 1127 into law. The rules become effective as of 1/01/2023. SB 1127 changes...
Aug 12, 2022 DWC Announces Return to In-Person Walkthroughs By Jerry Koo The DWC will start accepting in-person Walkthrough Documents at all District Offices except Eureka starting September 6th. At that time,...
Aug 03, 2022 Pending COVID Presumption Extension Bill, AB 1751, Conflicts With SB 1127 By Edward Hummer Two workers' compensation bills currently working their way through the California Legislature contain potentially conflicting language...
Jul 01, 2022 AB 1751 Passes in Committee to Extend COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation Presumptions By Jeannette Herrera On June 29, 2022, the Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement voted 4 to 1 to pass Assembly Bill 1751, which extends...
May 24, 2022 Cal/OSHA's Reminder of Heat Illness Protection This Summer By Michael Mazzoni As summer approaches in California, Cal/OSHA has sent out a press release to remind employers to take the necessary precautions to...
May 03, 2022 When Must a Party Object to a Late QME Report? Earlier Than You Might Think! By Michael Easley What happens when a QME issues a late report but the objecting party waits too long to object? And what is “too long to object”, anyway?...
Apr 21, 2022 CA Supreme Court Declines to Hear See’s Candies Case By Jeannette Herrera The California Supreme Court declined to review the appellate court decision holding that the derivative injury doctrine does not...
Apr 08, 2022 Review of Cal/OSHA’s Final Proposed Revision to its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard By Jeannette Herrera On April 7, 2022, the Standards Board published its final version of its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). The Board is...