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1 st Party Underinsured/Uninsured Motorist Coverage: Know Your Policy

By Brandon Gomez | Published March 27, 2024 | Posted in Workers' Compensation |

Law enforcement officers are constantly driving their patrol vehicles while they are heroically enforcing laws and preventing crime. It is a natural consequence that patrol officers are more likely to experience on-duty motor vehicle accidents since they spend more time on the road. In the case of an on-duty motor vehicle accident, officers are entitled Read More

California Senate Bill 553 – Targeting Violence in the Workplace

By Carly M. Moran | Published February 29, 2024 | Posted in Workers' Compensation |

On September 30, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law California Senate Bill (“SB”) 553, in response to growing concerns over the rise of workplace violence occurring throughout the state. SB 553, codified in Cal. Labor Code § 6401.9, requires virtually all California employers to prepare and implement a written Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (the Read More

The PTSD Presumption

By Jonathan D. Char | Published February 9, 2024 | Posted in Workers' Compensation |

The history of the PTSD presumption This blogger greets you again, but with the topic of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Labor Code § 3212.15 (the PTSD presumption). The PTSD presumption under Labor Code § 3212.15 is distinct from general psychiatric injuries under Labor Code § 3208.3 and was first introduced, passed, approved and Read More

News Alert: NO MORE COVID-19 PRESUMPTION IN 2024

By Corina Yetter | Published January 10, 2024 | Posted in COVID-19, Workers' Compensation |

On September 17, 2020, Labor Code section 3212.87 created a rebuttable presumption that certain public safety officers, first responders, and healthcare workers infected with COVID-19 would be entitled to California Workers’ Compensation benefits. This law also created the presumption that an illness or injury from COVID-19 infections is caused by the jobs in those categories. Read More

California Expands the State’s Ability to Involuntarily Confine Persons in Psychiatric Facilities. Is it Constitutional?

By Grant Winter | Published December 20, 2023 | Posted in Workers' Compensation |

On October 10, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill which significantly expands the state’s ability to involuntarily confine people within psychiatric facilities. Prior law was written to preserve the dignity and liberty of persons suffering from mental health challenges by allowing for involuntary psychiatric confinement only in very limited circumstances. The change in law Read More

Hottest Year on Record Supports New Rules Protecting Workers from Heat Injury

By Corina Yetter | Published November 10, 2023 | Posted in Workers' Compensation |

According to scientists, the 2023 calendar year will likely go down in the record books as the hottest year ever. (Guardian 11/8/2023) . Though extreme heat dramatically affects the planet in many ways, it also affects workers who can die or be seriously injured and disabled by heat- related injuries. In 2022, the California Legislature Read More

Drug Users as a Protected Class? Employers’ New Obligations Under the Marijuana Use “Anti-Discrimination” Laws; and California’s Narrow Escape from Legal Psychedelic Mushrooms

By Grant Winter | Published November 9, 2023 | Posted in Discrimination, Workers' Compensation |

Employers must be aware that many aspects of law and society are quickly evolving and old “norms” may not be reliable for dealing with employees in California. This is particularly true regarding use of illicit drugs like marijuana and psychoactive mushrooms. Recently, the California Legislature passed a bill permitting use and possession of certain hallucinogenic Read More

Can a Finding of a “Synergistic Effect” Allow the Use of a Different Method Than the Combined Value Chart (CVC) to Combine Impairments?

By Alex Saelee | Published October 5, 2023 | Posted in Workers' Compensation |

CVC: The “Traditional” Method. In general, when you are injured, you will be given an impairment rating by a doctor for that injured body part, which determines the amount of disability benefits you get depending on your impairment rating. The ratings for injuries are expressed as a percentage from 0% (no disability) to 100% (permanent Read More

Off Duty Injuries

By Jonathan D. Char | Published August 16, 2023 | Posted in Workers' Compensation |

Today’s topic is of off duty injuries (which may be compensable). Generally, liability for compensation, without regard to negligence, exists against an employer, for injuries arising out of the voluntary participation of an off-duty recreational, social, or athletic activity, that are reasonably expected or that are expressly (or impliedly) required by the employment. See Labor Read More

What is Permanent Disability and How is it Determined?

By Myriah M. Catalano | Published May 31, 2023 | Posted in Workers' Compensation |

Some work injuries are minor, but some leave you with a long-lasting disability that affects you for life. Permanent disability benefits generally compensate those who are not expected to fully recover from their work injury. However, there are certain requirements in order to obtain a permanent disability status before you can get compensated. Permanent Disability Read More

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