By Hon. Douglas M. Moore, Jr. Associate Publisher of Appeals Board Reporter (sister publication of Workers’ Comp Executive) Former Chairman of Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board As the year draws to a close, there has been a flurry of decisions by California appellate courts in 63 cases originating in the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. The Appeals …
Arkansas Appeals Court Rules for Wal-Mart The Arkansas Court of Appeals upholds the state Workers’ Compensation Commission’s decision to deny benefits to a Wal-Mart worker who claimed she injured her …
On the job for just over a year, Workers’ Comp Appeals Board Chairman Joseph Miller says this is still the best job he’s ever had. But does he find anything frustrating? “Nothing. I must tell you, I get up every morning excited about working here. I love the people here, including the other commissioners and …
Colorado Appeals Court Countenances Horseplay The Colorado Court of Appeals rules that a bakery worker who experienced wrist and hernia injuries after slipping while pretending to kick a coworker can …
The Workers’ Comp Appeals Board in an en banc decision has ruled that the revised Permanent Disability Rating Schedule not only applies to injuries that occur on or after January 1, 2005 but to injuries that occur prior to that date unless one of the exceptions in Labor Code 4660(d) applies. The case is Elizabeth …