LexisNexis Workers' Compensation: Workers' Compensation

FREE DOWNLOAD: McDonald v. Community Memorial Hospital (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (AWW; EDD records)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:57:29 GMT

Linda McDonald v. Community Memorial Hospital Average Weekly Wage Determination—Earnings—Evidence—WCAB held that, in determining average weekly wage and temporary disability indemnity rate of applicant/Medicare billing coordinator with cumulative injuries to neck, low back, a

FREE DOWNLOAD: Penalber v. Costco Wholesale (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (spinal surgery)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:00:00 GMT

Eddie Penalber v. Costco Wholesale Medical Treatment—Spinal Surgery—WCAB upheld WCJ's finding that two-level artificial disk replacement surgery recommended by applicant/produce stocker's treating physician was not reasonable or necessary to cure or relieve from effects of applican

FREE DOWNLOAD: Rodriguez v. St. John's Health Center (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (interim order; Almaraz-Guzman II)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:02:07 GMT

Rosa Rodriguez v. St. John's Health Center Petitions for Reconsideration—Removal—WCAB dismissed Defendant's Petition for Reconsideration because not taken from final order and granted removal in order to avoid unnecessary prejudice and harm to parties, when WCAB found that WCJ's Or

FREE DOWNLOAD: Cervantes v. El Aguila Food Products (Calif. WCAB En Banc)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:46:02 GMT

Jesus Cervantes v. El Aguila Food Products, Inc., Safeco Insurance Co. of Illinois, Superior National Insurance Co., In Liquidation, California Insurance Guarantee Association, and Broadspire (Servicing Facility) ADJ3675309 (SAL 0081669) ADJ2967795 (SAL 0101259) ADJ3517865 (SAL 0077391)

FREE DOWNLOAD: Lait v. County of Cook (Industrial Commission of Illinois) (injury; toilet paper)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:00:34 GMT

MARY LAIT, PETITIONER, v. COUNTY OF COOK , RESPONDENT. No. 97 WC 56215 INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF ILLINOIS STATE OF ILLINOIS , COUNTY OF COOK 2000 Ill. Wrk. Comp. LEXIS 311; 00 IIC 0045 January 20, 2000 The Commission, after considering the issue

FREE DOWNLOAD: Zuniga v. Radio Shack (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (attorney's fee; VRMA)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:29:13 GMT

Raquel Zuniga v. Radio Shack Attorney's Fees—Vocational Rehabilitation—WCAB rescinded WCJ's finding that attorney for applicant/saleswoman with 11/25/2001 right shoulder injury was not entitled to attorney's fee for services provided in connection with applicant's claim for vocatio

FREE DOWNLOAD: Seiuli v. Save-A-Lot (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (duty to develop record; waiver)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:27:32 GMT

Faleula Seiuli v. Save-A-Lot/Supervalu, Inc. Evidence—Duty to Develop Record—WCAB granted defendant's request for removal from WCJ's decision ordering further development of record regarding compensability of applicant/shipping clerk's 6/29/2008 injury to psyche and in form o

FREE DOWNLOAD: Avila-Gonzalez v. Barrett Business Services (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (1997 vs. 2005 Schedule)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:25:02 GMT

Armando Avila-Gonzalez v. Barrett Business Services Petitions to Reopen—Good Cause—Change of Law—WCAB, reversing WCJ's finding, held that applicant/roofer did not show good cause to reopen WCJ's decision in which WCJ originally relied upon interpretation of Labor Code &

FREE DOWNLOAD: 50 State Survey Drug-Free Workplace Programs

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:53:02 GMT

Logon to your free web center account to download a 50 state survey of Drug-Free Workplace Programs. This chart was compiled using information from the Dept. of Labor website.

FREE DOWNLOAD: Milpitas Unified School District’s Petition for Writ of Review of Almaraz-Guzman II En Banc Decision

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:01:55 GMT

Milpitas Unified School District filed a petition for writ of review of the Almaraz-Guzman II en banc decision on 10/16/2009 with the California Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District. Due to the large size of the file, we have separated it into three parts. Logon to your free

FREE DOWNLOAD: SCIF's Petition for Writ of Review of Almaraz-Guzman II En Banc Decision

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:39:56 GMT

The State Compensation Insurance Fund filed a petition for writ of review of the Almaraz-Guzman II en banc decision on 10/19/2009 with the California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District. Logon to your free web center account to download the petition.

FREE DOWNLOAD: Liddell v. State of Calif., Dept. of Trans. (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (PD; apportionment)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:07:45 GMT

Paul Liddell v. State of California, Department of Transportation Permanent Disability—Apportionment—WCAB rescinded WCJ's finding that applicant/special program person suffered 7/21/2001 industrial injury to his cervical spine and right shoulder causing 71 percent permanent disabil

FREE DOWNLOAD: Palengat v. Town of Hillsborough (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (sanctions; false statements)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:05:47 GMT

Pierre Palengat v. The Town of Hillsborough, PSI Sanctions—False Statements—WCAB, on its own motion, removed case to itself to issue Notice of Intention to impose a $750.00 sanction on defense counsel under Labor Code § 5813 and 8 Cal. Code Reg. § 10561 for making false s

FREE DOWNLOAD: Foss v. County of Mendocino (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (credit for overpayment of TD)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:03:39 GMT

Greg Foss v. County of Mendocino, PSI Credit—Overpayment of Temporary Disability Indemnity—WCAB upheld WCJ's finding that defendant was not entitled to credit for full amount of claimed temporary disability indemnity overpayment to applicant/animal control director with industrial

FREE DOWNLOAD: Nat'l Assoc. of Waterfront Employees v. Hilda Solis (identifying parties for longshore and black lung cases)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:19:18 GMT

A Federal District Court has enjoined the Office of Administrative Law Judges from using only initials on black lung and longshore decisions. The decision does not specifically apply to the Benefits Review Board. Nonetheless, the Benefits Review Board has determined that it will be going back

FREE DOWNLOAD: Social Security Administration - ALJ Decision Outline Form

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:58:11 GMT

A community member from the Eight Circuit sent this form to us. We're not sure if other circuits are using this form for Social Security disability cases. In any event, it's a useful checklist to help you outline the ALJ's decision in your SSD case.

FREE DOWNLOAD: Marchese v. Home Depot (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (compromise & release)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:21:58 GMT

William Marchese v. The Home Depot, PSI Settlements—Compromise and Release Agreements—Setting Aside—WCAB affirmed WCJ's finding that there was good cause to set aside order approving compromise and release agreement purporting to settle applicant/stock clerk's claim for 10/28

FREE DOWNLOAD: Ramirez v. Quiznos (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (interpreter lien)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:59:39 GMT

Maria Isabel Ramirez v. Quiznos Liens—Interpreting Services—WCAB rescinded WCJ's order allowing interpreter's $1,570.00 lien for interpreting services provided to applicant/fast food worker at medical treatment appointments in connection with 9/30/2006 industrial injuri

FREE DOWNLOAD: Eccleston v. State of Calif. (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (death benefits; dependent of public employee)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:24:22 GMT

Lee Eccleston (Deceased), Barbara Eccleston, Joseph Eccleston, Sarah Eccleston v. State of California, Department of Corrections Death Benefits—Special Death Benefits for Dependents of Public Employees—WCAB, rescinding WCJ's findings and award, held that partially dependent childre

FREE DOWNLOAD: Ogilvie II (Calif. WCAB en banc issued 9/3/2009)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:15:33 GMT

Summary of decision below. Logon to your free account to download the case. Wanda Ogilvie v. City and County of San Francisco, Permissibly Self-Insured ADJ1177048 (SFO 0487779) This decision was filed and served on September 3, 2009. The holding involves the applicati

FREE DOWNLOAD: Snead v. HBH Construction (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (AWW; intermittent workers)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:51:18 GMT

Eric Snead v. HBH Construction Average Weekly Wage Determination—Intermittent Workers—WCAB affirmed WCJ's determination that applicant who worked intermittently as a finish carpenter had average weekly earnings of $720.00 per week at time of his 10/10/2007 left shoulder injury, pro

FREE DOWNLOAD: Sandoval v. Dollar Cleaners (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (discovery; depositions; liens)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:49:16 GMT

Maria Sandoval v. Dollar Cleaners Discovery—Depositions—Removal to WCAB—WCAB denied defendant's request for removal from WCJ's ruling issued during deposition of doctor/owner of lien claimant surgery center involved in consolidated lien proceedings, in which WCJ, acting as a

FREE DOWNLOAD: Binger v. Integrated Office Systems (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (UR; time to issue denial)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:47:11 GMT

Helen Binger v. Integrated Office Systems Medical Treatment—Utilization Review—Time to Issue Denial—WCAB upheld WCJ's finding that, for purposes of determining whether defendant timely served utilization review denial of treating physician's treatment recommendations pertaini

FREE DOWNLOAD: Black v. A.F.B. Contractors (VA Workers' Comp Commission) ("Sweeny's Revenge")

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:44:47 GMT

To download a free copy of this decision, please logon to your web center account. Register for free at our site. Read a blog about the Unilateral Suspension of Benefits by Employers Attacked in Virginia , by Peter M .Sweeny.

FREE DOWNLOAD: Degarcia v. Pilgrims Pride Corporation (VA Workers' Comp Commission) ("Sweeny's Revenge")

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:47:31 GMT

FREE DOWNLOAD: Goss v. State of Calif. (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (expert witness fees; Costa v. Hardy Diagnostic)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:27:45 GMT

Randall Goss v. State of California, Department of Corrections Costs—Vocational Expert Witness Fees—WCAB rescinded WCJ's finding that defendant was liable for lien of vocational rehabilitation expert retained by applicant/correctional officer with admitted industrial injuries to fe

FREE DOWNLOAD: Williams v. Dept. of Corrections (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (apportionment/presumption of compensability)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:24:23 GMT

Charles Williams v. Department of Corrections Presumption of Compensability—Heart Trouble—Correctional Officers—Apportionment—WCAB upheld WCJ's finding that Labor Code § 4663(e) precluded apportionment of permanent disability stemming from applicant/correctional of

FREE DOWNLOAD: Medrano v. Aquabrew (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (Weiner-related decision)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:21:36 GMT

Carlos Medrano v. Aquabrew, Inc. Vocational Rehabilitation—Vocational Rehabilitation Maintenance Allowance—WCAB upheld WCJ's finding that applicant/machine operator with 5/2/2002 industrial injuries to back, left knee and psyche was entitled to further vocational rehabilitation mai

FREE DOWNLOAD: Ragland v. Metropolitan Provisions (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (Weiner-related decision)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:16:40 GMT

Arnie Ragland v. Metropolitan Provisions Vocational Rehabilitation—Vocational Rehabilitation Maintenance Allowance—WCAB denied removal from WCJ's order rejecting applicant's 6/24/2009 Declaration of Readiness to proceed (DOR) in which applicant sought an expedited hearing on

FREE DOWNLOAD: Large v. Klein Plastering (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (AMA Guides Rebutted)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:10:23 GMT

Dana Large v. Klein Plastering Permanent Disability—Rating—AMA Guides —WCAB rescinded WCJ's finding that applicant/plasterer suffered 18 percent permanent disability as a result of an industrial right knee injury on 6/9/2005 and during cumulative period ending&nb

FREE DOWNLOAD: Proposals of Interim Committee Studying Pinnacol Assurance (9/18/2009)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:10:53 GMT

DENVER, CO - The Interim Committee to Study Issues Related to Pinnacol Assurance has proposed legislation that would help injured workers and provide controls over Pinnacol and the workers' comp insurance industry as a whole.

FREE DOWNLOAD: Casarez v. Davita, Inc. (Calif. WCAB Panel Decision) (Special Mission Exception)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:13:13 GMT

Yvette Casarez v. Davita, Inc. Injury AOE/COE—Special Missions—WCAB upheld WCJ's finding that applicant/scheduler met burden of proving that she sustained injury AOE/COE on 12/18/2007 while traveling to a shopping center to purchase food and gifts for a holiday potluck party for co

FREE DOWNLOAD: Gomez v. Trugreen Landcare (Calif. WCAB Panel Decision) (Psychiatric Injury)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:10:31 GMT

Carlos Gomez v. Trugreen Landcare Psychiatric Injury—WCAB, denying defendant's petition for reconsideration, held that applicant's injury to psyche was compensable because, as required by Labor Code § 3208.3(b)(1), actual events of employment were predominant as to all causes combin

FREE DOWNLOAD: Salcedo v. Aluminum Roofing (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (Panel QME; Waiver of Objection)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:08:15 GMT

Roque Salcedo v. Aluminum Roofing Specialists Medical-Legal Procedure—Panel Qualified Medical Evaluators—Conflicts of Interest—WCAB affirmed WCJ's decision denying applicant's request that 11/5/2008 report of panel qualified medical evaluator be stricken and a replacement pan

FREE DOWNLOAD: Black v. Granite Construction (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (delay in offer of modified work)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:26:47 GMT

John Black v. Granite Construction Permanent Disability—Offer of Regular, Modified or Alternative Work —WCAB upheld WCJ's finding that applicant with cumulative injury during period ending 1/18/2008 was entitled to a 15 percent increase in permanent disability indemnity pursuant t

FREE DOWNLOAD: Paredes v. Andromeda Entertainment (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (QME Ex Parte Communication)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:02:02 GMT

Maria Ana Paredes v. Andromeda Entertainment dba Gallaxy Ballroom Medical-Legal Procedure—Qualified Medical Evaluators—Ex Parte Communications—WCAB, affirming WCJ's finding in death benefits case stemming from employee's 9/21/2005 brain injury/cerebral hemorrhage, held that t

FREE DOWNLOAD: Jamison v. Dee Fairbanks Enterprises (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (UR process)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:58:37 GMT

Mathew Jamison v. Dee Fairbanks Enterprises Medical Treatment—Utilization Review—WCAB rescinded WCJ's order disallowing lien claimant's lien for durable medical equipment, including a muscle stimulator (RS4M), prescribed by applicant's treating physician to treat applicant's 4/27/2

FREE DOWNLOAD: The State of the Unions in 2009 (Los Angeles, California, and the Nation) (UCLA study)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:01:33 GMT

The UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment has released its study on "The State of the Unions in 2009: A Profile of Union Membership in Los Angeles, California and the Nation". The reports states that for several decades, the nation’s unionization rate – the perce

FREE DOWNLOAD: Martinez v. Yamato Restaurant (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (six-month employment rule)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:01:56 GMT

Hernan Martinez v. Yamato Restaurant Psychiatric Injuries—Six-Month Employment Rule—WCAB granted defendant's request for removal and reversed WCJ's ruling that defendant could not raise application of six month employment requirement in Labor Code § 3208.3(d) as a defense to a

FREE DOWNLOAD: Monroy v. Tempstar Services (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (CIGA contribution; applicant's claim dismissed)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:04:38 GMT

Emilia Monroy v.Tempstar Services, Inc. California Insurance Guarantee Association—Contribution and Reimbursement—Dismissal of Applicant's Case—WCAB found that California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA), on behalf of defendant's insolvent carrier, was entitled to pursu

FREE DOWNLOAD: Mogensen v. Santa Ynez River Water Dist. (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (orthopedic mattress; ACOEM Guidelines)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:57:16 GMT

Dawayne Mogensen v. Santa Ynez River Water District Medical Treatment—ACOEM Guidelines—Orthopedic Mattresses—WCAB upheld WCJ's finding that applicant/operation technician who suffered injuries to back and neck on 8/8/2001 and during period 1991 to 8/8/2001, was not entitled t

FREE DOWNLOAD: Metcalf v. Hines Horticulture (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (good samaritan)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:59:45 GMT

Johnnie Metcalf v. Hines Horticulture Injury AOE/COE—Employee's Response to Emergency—WCAB affirmed WCJ's finding that applicant/merchandiser sustained a compensable injury on 6/29/2008 when he was hit by a car while standing on shoulder of freeway after stopping to render as

FREE DOWNLOAD: Hawkins v. Sutter Health (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (Panel QME new rules)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:53:32 GMT

Cathy Hawkins v. Sutter Health Corporation (dba) Sutter Tracy Community Hospital Medical-Legal Procedure—Panel Qualified Medical Evaluators—Replacement Panels—WCAB, designating defendant's premature petition for reconsideration as a petition for removal, granted removal from

FREE DOWNLOAD: Premier Medical Management Lien Dispute Documents

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:44:27 GMT

As part an agreement to resolve criminal charges, Premier Medical Management Systems, Inc. of Los Angeles has requested California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Chief Judge Mark Kahn to issue a consent order dismissing an estimated $70 million of medical bill

FREE DOWNLOAD: Ewert v. City of National City (Calif. WCAB panel decision)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:16:23 GMT

Rating of erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence; Life pension and commutation of attorney’s fees. A Calif. WCAB panel provides insight into (1) how the Disability Evaluation Unit rated erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence under the 2005 rating schedule in this case, and (2)

FREE DOWNLOAD: Valdez v. Ameron International (Calif. WCAB panel decision)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:12:15 GMT

Dismissal of lien. Calif. WCAB panel affirmed the workers' compensation judge's analysis of rules regarding dismissal of liens, dismissal of the lien, and award of attorney's fees under Labor Code Sec. 5813 against the lien claimant. The workers' compensation judge's report recommended

FREE DOWNLOAD: Campos v. Expert Tree Service (Calif. WCAB panel decision)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:08:41 GMT

Sudden and extraordinary employment condition. A majority of a Calif. WCAB panel reversed the decision of a workers' compensation judge, holding instead that applicant tree cutter’s claim of injury to psyche was barred in that it was not caused by a sudden and extraordinary empl

FREE DOWNLOAD: Monti-Alexander v. SCIF (Calif. WCAB panel decision)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:53:41 GMT

Average Weekly Wage Determination—Life Pensions—State Average Weekly Wage Increases—Calif. WCAB panel held that applicant who suffered 100 percent permanent disability from psychiatric injury through 1/7/2004, was entitled to state average weekly wage (SAWW) increases under Labor

FREE DOWNLOAD: Jose Hernandez v. Warner Bros. (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (post-termination claim)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:08:41 GMT

Injury AOE/COE—Post-Termination Claims —WCAB upheld WCJ's finding that applicant/janitor's claims for injuries to back and lower extremities during cumulative period through 1/9/2004 and to psyche and respiratory system during cumulative period through 1/21/2004, were not barred by Lab

FREE DOWNLOAD: Borlie Wong v. PDS Technical Services (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (special mission exception)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:06:14 GMT

Employment—Injury AOE/COE—Special Mission Exception to Going and Coming Rule —WCAB, denying defendant's petition for reconsideration, held that applicant was injured AOE/COE, since contract of employment existed at time of applicant's injury and applicant was injured while engage

FREE DOWNLOAD: State-by-State Use of AMA Guides (Revised 7/1/2009)

AMA Guides Resource Center Staff — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:04:32 GMT

This chart, which was prepared for an upcoming release of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses , is a work in progress. A few corrections were made for this version dated 7/1/2009. It lists each state and whether it uses the AMA Guides (and, if so, which edition) or whether is has

FREE DOWNLOAD: Ray Lobato v. Crystal Cream & Butter Co. (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (closure of discovery)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:46:25 GMT

Discovery—Closure of Discovery—WCAB denied defendant's request for removal from WCJ's order setting trial of applicant's 7/29/2006 industrial injury claim and closing discovery pursuant to Labor Code § 5502(e)(3) over defendant's objection, when defendant had objected to DOR and re

FREE DOWNLOAD: Emily Clausen v. Inamed Corp. (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (100 Percent Fibromyalgia)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:43:28 GMT

Permanent Disability—Apportionment—WCAB upheld WCJ's findings that applicant/inspector's cumulative injuries to neck, bilateral knees and shoulders, left foot and ankle, and in form of fibromyalgia during period 10/17/98 to 1/4/2000, and from 7/1/2001 to 7/2/2002, caused 100 percent per

FREE DOWNLOAD: Almaraz II (WCAB en banc issued 9/3/2009)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:13:54 GMT

Summary of decision below. Logon to your free account to access the case. Mario Almaraz v. Environmental Recovery Services (aka Enviroserve); State Compensation Insurance Fund Joyce Guzman v. Milpitas Unified School District, Permissibly Self-Insured; Keenan & Associates A

FREE DOWNLOAD: Kenneth Moore v. State of Calif. (Calif. WCAB Panel Decision) (AMA Guides Rating of Hernia)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:01:12 GMT

Permanent Disability—Rating—AMA Guides —WCAB upheld WCJ's finding that applicant/correction officer's 10/24/2006 industrially related hernia resulted in 20 percent permanent disability, after adjustment for age and apportionment, based upon agreed medical evaluator's determinatio

FREE DOWNLOAD: Juan Zamano v. Diverse Staffing (Calif. WCAB panel decision) - Spinal Surgery

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:58:05 GMT

Spinal Surgery—WCAB rescinded WCJ's finding that applicant with back and neck (cervical and lumbar) injuries was entitled to neck surgery recommended by treating physician and second opinion spinal surgeon, and returned matter to trial level for WCJ to determine whether defendant engaged in u

FREE DOWNLOAD: Denise Roberts v. State of Calif., Dept. of Transportation - Calif. WCAB Panel Decision

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 11:31:06 GMT

Permanent Disability—Apportionment— Wilkinson Rule —WCAB rescinded WCJ's finding that applicant/landscape lead worker's 6/10/98 low back injury and 4/21/2003 injuries to low back and neck combined to cause 61 percent permanent disability, and held that, pursuant to Benson v. Th

FREE DOWNLOAD: Arellano v. Telacu - Calif. WCAB Panel Decision - Liens; Outpatient Surgery Centers

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 11:06:52 GMT

Liens—Outpatient Surgery Centers—Burden of Proving Reasonableness of Fee —WCAB affirmed WCJ's finding that, under Kunz v. Patterson Floor Covering, Inc. (2002) 67 Cal. Comp. Cases 1588 (Appeals Board en banc opinion) and Tapia v. Skill Master Staffing (2008) 73 Cal. C

FREE DOWNLOAD: Calif. WCAB En Banc Decision 8/17/2009 in Weiner v. Ralphs Company

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:57:42 GMT

The California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board has issued an en banc decision – Opinion and Order Denying Reconsideration in: Weiner v Ralphs Company and Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. (MON 0305426) This decision was filed and served on August 17, 2009. The Appe

FREE DOWNLOAD: How to Research Workers' Comp Law: Free and Low Cost Online Resources

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:13:35 GMT

In this paper on Researching Workers' Compensation Law in the Great State of Texas: How to Achieve Old-Fashioned Results in a New Fangled Way , you can find a list of online resources that may help you conduct legal research regardless of the state in which you live or work. This p

FREE DOWNLOAD: Hadden v. U.S. (uncertainties of medicare reimbursement amount; roadblock to settlement)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:53:13 GMT

In this decision by the U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, the claimant settled a personal injury claim and was responsible for the Medicare Reimbursement Amount, but that amount was substantial and consumed most, if not all, of the claimant’s proceeds. The District Court made

FREE DOWNLOAD: Terrones v. Garfield Beach (Calif. WCAB Panel Decision - EAMS and Late Filings)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:03:23 GMT

In this recent panel decision, the WCJ's Report illustrates how some judges are addressing late filings related to EAMS.

FREE DOWNLOAD: Calif. WCAB Panel Decision on Utilization Review: Vasquez v. Colton Unified School District

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:10:02 GMT

Utilization Review: Does the defendant waive all objections to the recommended treatment if it does not use UR? Read the Calif. WCAB's panel decision in Argelia Vasquez v. Colton Unified School District . * * * Download a free copy of the decision

FREE DOWNLOAD: Study on Psychosocial Aspects of Disabling Musculoskeletal Pain (English and Spanish Versions)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:21:18 GMT

A new article published in the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery says that psychosocial factors are important determinants of pain intensity and disability in patients with disabling musculoskeletal pain. These psychosocial aspects include beliefs, expectations, coping style, depression, pai

FREE DOWNLOAD: Slide Presentation on AMA Guides Sixth Edition (Robert Rondinelli, MD, PhD, Medical Editor)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:35:29 GMT

Dr. Robert Rondinelli, a medical editor, provides background and explanation of the AMA Guides as well as a survey of criticism of the AMA Guides Sixth Edition.

FREE DOWNLOAD: Louisiana PPO Case: Troquille v. Pineville Partnership; Harr v. McDonald's

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:06:54 GMT

A healthcare facility, Central Louisiana Ambulatory Surgical Center , claimed that the Louisiana Restaurant Association Self-Insurance Fund underpaid the facilities for services provided in the treatment of injured workers. It contended that the payments were paid pursu

FREE DOWNLOAD: Recovery Resources, Inc. v. WCAB/Gordon (writ denied) - PPO Contract Issues in California

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:39:09 GMT

A recent California WCAB decision judicial review by the California Court of Appeal . . . Recovery Resources, Inc., Petitioner v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, Calistoga Spa, State Compensation Insurance Fund, (Cynthia Gordon), Respondents Civil No. A124695--Court of Appeal, First App

FREE DOWNLOAD: Shamieh v. Great West Casualty Company - Health Care Provider Awarded PPO Discounted Underpayment

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:49:53 GMT

Shamieh v. Great West Casualty Company. This is a recent decision in which a Louisiana trial court, after a trial on the merits, ruled in favor of the plaintiff health care provider and against the employer and its workers’ compensation insurer, and awarded the PPO discounted underpayment, as

FREE DOWNLOAD: SSA's Occupational Information System - OIDAP Content Model

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:56:46 GMT

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced that they're developing a new Occupational Information System (OIS) to replace the information currently obtained from the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT), including the Selected Characteristics of Occupations (SCO) and Revised Handbook

FREE DOWNLOAD: Calif. Permanent Disability, Life Pensions, Cost of Living Adjustments - SIBTF v. WCAB/SYZZS SJO2

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:47:16 GMT

The Calif. Director of Industrial Relations as Administrator of the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund filed a Petition for Writ of Review in XYZZX SJO2 v. SIBTF (WCAB panel decision). To download the Petition, please logon to your Workers' Comp Law Center account. Registration at our sit

FREE DOWNLOAD: XYZZX SJO2 v. SIBTF (Permanent Disability COLA, Life Pension) (WCAB panel decision)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:08:34 GMT

The Calif. Director of Industrial Relations as Administrator of the Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund filed a Petition for Writ of Review in XYZZX SJO2 v. SIBTF (WCAB panel decision). To download the Petition, click here . The California Court of Appeal granted writ of review on Ju

FREE DOWNLOAD: Boganim v. Beverly Hills Hilton (Calif. WCAB panel decision - vocational rehabilitation)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:59:46 GMT

Samson Boganim, Applicant v. Beverly Hills Hilton, Hilton Hotels Corporation, PSI, Defendants. W.C.A.B. Nos. ADJ 1898212 (LAO 0671427), ADJ 957820 (LAO 0688269)—WCJ Roger A. Tolman, Jr. (LAO); WCAB Panel: Commissioners Cuneo, Lowe, Chairman Miller Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (Pa

FREE DOWNLOAD: Proposed Legislation for Sale of Calif. State Compensation Insurance Fund

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:32:57 GMT

Governor Schwarzenegger has released the proposed legislative language for the State Fund asset sale.

FREE DOWNLOAD: Weiner v. Ralphs Grocery (En Banc Decision June 11, 2009)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:26:59 GMT

Lawrence Weiner v. Ralphs Company, et al., WCAB Case No. ADJ347040 (MON 0305426) The decision was filed and served on June 11, 2009. On April 14, 2009 the Appeals Board granted reconsideration and issued a notice allowing interested persons and entities to file amicus curiae briefs on the is

FREE DOWNLOAD: Cell Phone Bill Case - Penalty of $24,900 for Delay in Payment

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:14:19 GMT

A Colorado court affirmed the imposition of 83 penalties of $300 each, totaling $24,900, against an employer for a three-month delay in paying a $107.79 cellular telephone bill where the injured worker had been awarded cell phone services necessary to make emergency calls. The injured

FREE DOWNLOAD: Collazo v. Roldan Construction (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (case file lost during EAMS conversion)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:13:11 GMT

Calif. WCAB unable to review the record on reconsideration, when during EAMS conversion, the case file was lost and not scanned into the new electronic system. All pertinent documents were lost. WCAB, therefore, granted reconsideration, resinded the WCJ's Findings and Award, and returned the matter

FREE DOWNLOAD: Aguirre v. Pioneer Packing (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (SCIF liable for anesthesiologist's lien)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:09:42 GMT

Lien claimant performed anesthesiology for the treating physician who operated on the injured worker's back. The lien claimant argued SCIF was liable to him because it never denied the treating physician's treatment. The WCAB found that the settlements between SCIF and the treating physician did no

FREE DOWNLOAD: Anderson v. Target (Calif. WCAB panel decision) (Post-Smith/Amar Case)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:04:31 GMT

The WCAB found that the recent California Supreme Court's holding in Smith v .WCAB/Amar v. WCAB was directly applicable to the facts of this case. Here, the defendant did not seek to terminate the applicant's award of further medical treatment. Instead, defendant challenged a specific modality of t

FREE DOWNLOAD: Ramirez v. Home Ready - Calif. WCAB Panel Split on Applicability of 1997 Rating Schedule

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:23:39 GMT

In Ramirez v. Home Ready , the majority of the WCAB panel reversed the WCJ's application of the 1997 Rating Schedule, stating that no medical reports pre-dating January 1, 2005 were admitted into evidence. The dissenting Commissioner, citing Cugini , stated that the "entire record" here

FREE DOWNLOAD: Case Documents for Piketon, Ohio, Cold War Widows' Claims for Death Benefits

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:37:19 GMT

Represented by Columbus, Ohio, attorney Philip J. Fulton, author of Fulton's Ohio Workers' Compensation Law (LexisNexis), the widows of 38 former employees of the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Piketon, Ohio, are trying to win death benefits from the Ohio worker

FREE DOWNLOAD: Oregon Workers' Compensation Medical Payment Trends 2000-2007

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:25:16 GMT

The Oregon Dept. of Consumer and Business Services released a report in May 2009 covering Oregon Workers' Compensation Medical Trends for the years 2000 through 2007. The report examines the trends in medical payments from 2000 through 2007 and their distribution by insurer category, provider type,

FREE DOWNLOAD: Calif. WCAB Panel Decision Molina v. Mercer Staffing (General/Special Employer; CIGA Liability)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:05:27 GMT

In Molina v. Mercer Staffing , a Calif. WCAB panel held that applicant/truck driver/loader/unloader who suffered industrial injuries to his left shoulder, low back and neck on 10/26/2004 while employed by the temporary placement agency Mercer Staffing (Mercer) and working, through an agency, for

FREE DOWNLOAD: 2009 Supplement to Workers' Comp Laws of Calif. - New and Amended Regulations

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:36:45 GMT

All subscribers to Workers' Comp Laws of California will receive a free 2009 supplement covering the latest regulatory changes. To view the Table of Amendments listing all the regulatory changes, click here . To review the text of the regulations covered in the 2009 supplement:

FREE DOWNLOAD: Calif. WCAB Panel Decision: Morgan v. Redwood Credit Union (Post-Almaraz With Dissent)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Sat, 23 May 2009 11:44:12 GMT

In Morgan v. Redwood Credit Union , a majority of a WCAB panel has granted Applicant's petition for reconsideration and returned the matter to the trial level for further development of the medical record in accordance with the WCAB's recent en banc decision in Almaraz/Guzman . The majority

FREE DOWNLOAD: Louisiana PPO Class Action Documents: Gunderson v. F.A. Richard & Associates

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Mon, 18 May 2009 12:45:11 GMT

Summary Judgment was rendered by Judge Wyatt in the class action suit (over $261 million) of Clark A. Gunderson, M.D., et al. v. F.A. Richard & Associates, et al. With legal interest the actual award is almost $400 million. To read the blog by Denis Paul Juge, click here . To access

FREE DOWNLOAD: Conceptualizing Brain Injury as a Chronic Disease (Brain Injury Association of America Position Paper)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Wed, 13 May 2009 03:03:41 GMT

The Brain Injury Association of America released a position paper in March 2009, the purpose of which is to encourage the classification of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) not as an event, not as the final outcome, but rather as the beginning of a disease process. The paper presents the scienti

FREE DOWNLOAD: Glossary of Legal Terms for People With Brain Injury (Brain Injury Association of America)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Wed, 13 May 2009 03:23:27 GMT

The Brain Injury Association of America has prepared this glossary, which gives the basic meaning of some of the laws and legal terms that may be used in resources for people with traumatic brain injury (TBI). This glossary should not replace advice from a lawyer. The terms are written simply

PANDEMIC RESOURCE CENTER: Larson's on Coverage of Traveling Employees - Free Download

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Mon, 04 May 2009 00:19:53 GMT

Professor Arthur Larson says that an employee whose work entails travel away from the employer's premises is generally considered to be within the course of his or her employment continuously during the trip, except when there is a distinct departure on a personal errand. Thus, injuries flowing fro

PANDEMIC RESOURCE CENTER: Larson's on Traveling Employees and Employer's Conveyance - Free Download

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Fri, 01 May 2009 23:58:23 GMT

Traveling employees are often at a higher risk of contracting communicable diseases. Professor Arthur Larson states that when the journey to or from work is made in the employer's conveyance, the journey is in the course of employment, the reason being that the risks of the employment continue thro

PANDEMIC RESOURCE CENTER: Larson's on Accidental Infectious Disease - Free Download

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Fri, 01 May 2009 23:54:03 GMT

According to Professor Arthur Larson, the contraction of disease is deemed an injury by accident in most states if due to some unexpected or unusual event or exposure. Thus, infectious disease may be held accidental if the germs gain entrance through a scratch or through unexpected or abnormal ex

FREE DOWNLOAD: Calif. WCAB Panel Decision - Cortez v. Supercuts (Issued 4/17/2009)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:54:46 GMT

The California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board issued a panel decision on April 17, 2009, in the case of Cortez v. Supercuts , a post- Almaraz/Guzman case. The WCAB stated that in light of its April 6, 2009 decision granting reconsideration in Almaraz/Guzman , the WCJ in Cortez v. Supercuts

FREE DOWNLOAD: "Costa IV" – A Recent Noteworthy Panel Decision Issued by Calif. WCAB (Dated March 13, 2009)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:48:25 GMT

Costa I & II were Calif. WCAB en banc decisions dealing with costs awarded to experts in association with a permanent disability rating under the 2005 PDRS. Following the en banc decision in Costa II the trial judge refused to follow the WCAB' s direction and again denied the cost for the

FREE DOWNLOAD: Ferras v. United Airlines, a Post-Almaraz/Guzman Panel Decision Issued 3/2/2009

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:32:26 GMT

Anthony Ferras v. United Airlines Permanent Disability—Rating—AMA Guides —WCAB upheld WCJ's finding that applicant/aircraft mechanic's 1/10/2002 right abductor tendon injury resulted in 24 percent permanent disability, as rated under Chapter 6 (hernia-related injuries) of A

FREE DOWNLOAD: Hand-Arm Vibration Injuries (chapter excerpt from Occupational Injuries and Illnesses treatise)

LexisNexis Occupational Injuries & Illnesses Staff — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:35:26 GMT

Raynaud's syndrome is a characteristic pattern of cold-induced vasospasm marked by blanching of the fingers and hands. When it occurs in workers who use vibrating tools for prolonged periods, it is known as Raynaud's phenomenon of occupational origin and is associated with sensory impairment, pain

FREE DOWNLOAD: Calif. WCAB's Order Allowing Amicus Briefs in Voc Rehab Jurisdiction Case: Weiner v. Ralphs Company

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:08:10 GMT

Weiner v. Ralphs Company and Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. (MON 0305426) This decision was filed and served on April 14, 2009. The Appeals Board designated this case, which had already been granted for study as a panel decision, as an en banc case, and issued a decision allow

FREE DOWNLOAD: Weiner v. Ralphs Grocery - Defendant's Petition for Reconsideration (2/9/2009) and Applicant's Answer (2/17/2009) - Calif. Workers' Comp. Appeals Board

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:32:46 GMT

To read the Defendant's Petition for Reconsideration, click here . To read the Applicant's Answer, click here . To read the WCAB's order, click here .

FREE DOWNLOAD: 50 States Workers' Compensation Premium Rate Ranking (Oregon Study)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:06:11 GMT

Oregon's Department of Consumer and Business Services has released its 2008 survey of 50 states workers' compensation premium rate ranking. IMPORTANT NOTE: A FINAL VERSION OF THIS REPORT WAS ISSUED IN MARCH 2009. TO VIEW THE FINAL VERSION, CLICK HERE .

FREE DOWNLOAD: 50 States Premium Rate Ranking (Oregon 2008 Study) (Revised March 2009)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:32:28 GMT

Thsi is the final version (March 2009) of the Oregon Workers' Compensation Premium Rate Ranking for Calendar Year 2008. Some changes were made from the draft report issued in October 2008 with respect to New Hampshire's ranking.

FREE DOWNLOAD: State Firefighter Cancer Presumption Laws and Current Firefighter Cancer Research

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:17:43 GMT

The National League of Cities has released an April 2009 report indicating that there is inadequate scientific research to determine a link between working as a firefighter and an elevated risk of contracting cancer.

FREE DOWNLOAD: CMS Memo 4/3/2009: Methodology of Pricing Future Prescription Drug Treatment Costs/Expenses in Workers’ Comp Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement Proposals

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:49:39 GMT

CMS came out with a new memo that some say will be the end of C&Rs when an MSA is required. The memo states that starting 6/1/09 Average Wholesale Price (AWP) will be the only calculation method accepted and no other calculation or discounts will be allowed. Up to now, the prescri

FREE DOWNLOAD: Calif. DWC's Order Denying Rehabilitation Consolidation and Stay and Cancelling Hearing 4/15/2009

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:50:34 GMT

The Calif. DWC has issued an order on 4/15/2009 denying rehabilitation consolidation and stay and cancelling hearing in light of the WCAB's en banc order in Weiner.

FREE DOWNLOAD: Milpitas Unified School Dist. v. WCAB (Guzman) Petition for Writ of Review

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:30:11 GMT

To download the Petition for Writ of Review in the recent Calif. WCAB en banc decision in Guzman , please logon to your Workers' Comp Law Center account. If you don't have an account, you can register for free by clicking here . This download does not include the exhibits. If you want

FREE DOWNLOAD: Ogilvie v. City & County of San Francisco, Defendant's Petition for Reconsideration of En Banc Decision

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:39:08 GMT

Defendant City and County of San Francisco has filed a Petition for Reconsideration of the WCAB's en banc decision in Ogilvie v. City and County of San Francisco . Logon to your account to download the petition. If you haven't registered at our site yet, click here . Registration is FREE.

FREE DOWNLOAD: LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Newsletter (Dec. 2008)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 15:52:23 GMT

Read our first newsletter for the LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center. It explains what Web 2.0 is all about and how LexisNexis is being responsive in real time to developments on the ground by providing you with the most current information available. In this free 50-page newslett

FREE DOWNLOAD: Understanding Employment Liability Insurance - Excerpt From New Appleman Insurance Law Practice Guide

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:48:25 GMT

Sections 41.11 and 41.12 of the 2008 Edition of New Appleman Insurance Law Practice Guide are part of a new chapter, “Understanding Employment Liability Insurance” by L.D. Simmons and Lowndes Christopher Quinlan of McGuire Woods LLP. This excerpt from the chapter explores one of the mos

FREE DOWNLOAD Liberty Mutual 2008 Workplace Safety Index

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:01:28 GMT

The Liberty Mutual 2008 Workplace Safety Index sets forth the most disabling workplace injuries that cost the industry an estimated $48.6 billion.

FREE DOWNLOAD: 2008 State New Economy Index - 50 State Surveys Benchmarking Economic Transformation

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:00:06 GMT

The 2008 State New Economy Index compiled by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation ranks the economic structure of each state. It asks: "To what degree does the structure of state economies match the ideal structure of the New Econom

FREE DOWNLOAD: 13th Annual Small Business Survival Index - 50 State Rankings

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 11:42:48 GMT

The Small Business & Entrepreneurial Council's 13th Annual Small Business Survival Index 2008 ranks the 50 states and D.C. according to some of the major government-imposed or government-related costs affecting investment, entrepreneurship, and business, including workers compensation benefits

FREE DOWNLOAD of 2008 Industry Week Workers' Compensation State Ranking

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:14:51 GMT

The 2008 Industry Week Workers' Compensation State Ranking is now available in excel format. This useful tool shows senior manufacturing executives how their state stacks up compared to other states in terms of workers' compensation benefits, costs and awards.

FREE DOWNLOAD: Practice Points on 2009 Proposed Revisions to Calif. Qualified Medical Examiner Regulations

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 11:21:26 GMT

Senate Bill 228 (Alarcón, ch. 639, Stats. 2003) and Senate Bill 899 (Poochigian, ch. 34, Stats. 2004), among others, changed the workers' compensation laws in California with respect to the roles of treating physicians, Agreed Medical Examiners (AMEs) and Qualified Medical Evaluators (QMEs).

FREE DOWNLOAD of National Premium Rate Rankings Compiled by Florida Office of Insurance Regulation

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:51:39 GMT

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has issued its version of 2007 Workers' Compensation Premium to Worker Ratios. In stark contrast to the study published in Oregon , the Florida report shows West Virginia at the top of the state rankings with Alaska placing second and Delaware

FREE DOWNLOAD: "Costa III" – A Recent Noteworthy Panel Decision Issued by Calif. WCAB

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:08:29 GMT

FREE DOWNLOAD of Attorneys' Textbook of Medicine Ch. 93 Sequelae of Head Injuries (excerpt)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 02:46:10 GMT

This chapter on head injuries is excerpted from the Attorneys' Textbook of Medicine (Matthew Bender).

FREE DOWNLOAD: 2008 National Workers' Compensation Premium Rate Rankings

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:13:18 GMT

The Oregon Department of Consumer & Business Services has released its 2008 Oregon Workers' Compensation Premium Rate Ranking Summary , a national survey of states with the highest and lowest premium rates. To download the summary for free, please logon. If you haven't already registered at th

FREE DOWNLOAD of Attorneys' Textbook of Medicine Ch. 177 Treatment of Pain (excerpt)

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:38:13 GMT

This chapter on treatment of pain is excerpted from the Attorneys' Textbook of Medicine (Matthew Bender).

FREE DOWNLOAD of Defense Base Act Coverage by Joshua T. Gillelan II

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:58:16 GMT

This chapter on "Coverage: Categories of Work Within Defense Base Act" was written by Joshua T. Gillelan II of the Longshore Claimants' National Law Center. It is excerpted from the new Defense Base Act and War Hazards Compensation Act Handbook. Attendees of the upcoming Loyola/

FREE DOWNLOAD of Merle C. Rabine on Sanctions, Underground Regulations and Temporary Disability Cap

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:21:13 GMT

This commentary examines four recent panel decisions: two involving sanctions on reconsideration [see Deza v. The Home Depot , 2008 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS 228; Nuno v. Carniceria Le Mejor, 2008 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS 253]; one involving second QME panels and underground regulations

FREE DOWNLOAD of Roger A. Levy's Expert Commentary on the Challenges of Using the Defense Base Act to Civilian Employees Injured Overseas

Roger A Levy — Thu, 22 May 2008 14:43:57 GMT

FREE DOWNLOAD of Merle C. Rabine's Expert Commentary on Benson v. Permanente Medical Group (CA - WCAB en banc)

Merle C Rabine — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:56:22 GMT

FREE DOWNLOAD of National Insurance Act of 2007: Emerging Issues Commentary

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Staff — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:55:29 GMT

If the National Insurance Act of 2007 becomes law it may well lead to a revolution in the insurance industry. At present, insurance is regulated state by state. This bill would allow insurance companies to be chartered by the federal government and to be governed by one set of regulations instead o

FREE DOWNLOAD of Melissa C. Brown's Expert Commentary on Discrimination Due to Apportionment to Age and Gender-Related Conditions

Melissa C. Brown — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:54:50 GMT

The following expert commentary by Melissa C. Brown can be downloaded for free once you've registered at this site. If you're already registered, simply logon to access the free download. If you have any problems, contact the site coordinator, Robin Kobayashi, at Robin.E.Kobayashi@lexisnexis

FREE DOWNLOAD of David Bryan Leonard's Expert Commentary on Silent PPOs and California Workers' Compensation

David Bryan Leonard — Thu, 22 May 2008 14:43:57 GMT

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