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

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

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

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...

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...

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

As summer approaches in California, Cal/OSHA has sent out a press release to remind employers to take the necessary precautions to...

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?...

The California Supreme Court declined to review the appellate court decision holding that the derivative injury doctrine does not...

On April 7, 2022, the Standards Board published its final version of its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). The Board is...