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...

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...

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,...

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...