The WCAB has issued a rare en banc decision providing guidance on the applicant’s burden of proof in rebutting the use of the “Combined Values Chart” (CVC) when combining impairments pursuant to the Kite decision. The WCAB found…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
It is well-established that the purpose of the workers’ compensation system is to provide benefits to employees who suffer on-the-job injuries or certain work-related illnesses. To adhere to the purpose of the workers’…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board has designated its March 27, 2024, opinion in Sandra Ja’Chim Scheuing v. Livermore National Laboratory, permissibly self-insured, administered by Gallagher Bassett, as a significant panel…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
There continues to be a steady increase in subpoenas seeking claims files and human resources or personnel files from applicant’s counsel. Receiving and responding to subpoenas can be burdensome and costly, especially for…
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/ Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
For more than three years, virtually everyone in the California workers’ compensation community had become familiar with the Covid-19 presumptions. Labor Code sections 3212.86, 3212.87, and 3212.88 were passed as emergency…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In this insightful episode, join us as Jocelyn Hutch, Attorney, San Francisco, unveils the intricacies of her journey into the dynamic realm of workers' compensation defense. She delves into the nitty-gritty of what it truly…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
The WCAB offered clarity on the complex topic of “vocational apportionment” in an en banc decision issued on June 22, 2023: Grace Nunes v. State of California, Dept. of Motor Vehicles, legally uninsured; State Compensation…
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/ Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Welcome to LFLM LAW with L.A.W. - the podcast that dives deep into the intricacies of workers' compensation cases. Our host is Lindsay Wagenman, a Partner in our San Francisco office.
In this episode, Tanya Johnson, Attorney…
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/ Insurance, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Twice a year, the California Applicants’ Attorneys Association has a conference to discuss everything from changes in Workers’ Compensation Law, to developing new strategies to increase recoveries for their clients. The 2023…
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/ Health, Workers' Compensation
A carefully crafted advocacy letter will make an impactful first impression. Often, an advocacy letter is one of the first communications between an attorney or adjuster and the medical expert. Many advocacy letters submitted…
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/ Health, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
The California Court of Appeal for the Second District issued a writ of mandate on August 1, 2023, ending the WCAB’s longstanding procedure of granting Petitions for Reconsideration for Further Study. Unfortunately, however, do…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Welcome to LFLM LAW with L.A.W. - the podcast that dives deep into the intricacies of workers' compensation cases. Our host is Lindsay Wagenman, a Partner in our San Francisco office.
Vicki Lindquist, Partner, Oakland, explains…
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/ Insurance, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a unanimous opinion, the California Supreme Court answered two questions posed to it by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal, finding that an employer is not liable for a COVID-19 injury sustained by an employee’s household…
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/ Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Personal Injury
Welcome to LFLM LAW with L.A.W. - the podcast that dives deep into the intricacies of workers' compensation cases. Our host is Lindsay Wagenman, a Partner in our San Francisco office.
Depositions are a great discovery tool…
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/ Insurance, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Welcome to LFLM LAW with L.A.W. - the podcast that dives deep into the intricacies of workers' compensation cases. Our host is Lindsay Wagenman, a Partner in our San Francisco office.
In this episode, San Diego attorney…
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/ Insurance, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
