The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board issued an en banc decision to clarify that med-legal lien claimants have the burden to show that their charges are linked to a contested claim, …
The California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA) will get a second chance to convince a superior court judge that an injured worker suffered a cumulative injury rather than a specific one …
The workers’ comp community expressed “serious concerns” about several aspects of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board’s proposal to update its rules of practice and procedure. The proposal generated well over …
The Second District Court of Appeal says the California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA) is responsible for a special employee’s workers’ comp claim even though the special employer never signed a …
The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board says in a new significant panel decision that Saturdays do not count in the calculation of working days for completing a utilization review (UR) decision. …
The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board is moving ahead with proposed updates to its rules of practices and procedures including a controversial proposal to create a new case designation that critics …
A City of Santa Cruz police officer and Gulf War veteran is due industrial disability retirement benefits under a court of appeal decision in a long-running dispute over his eligibility …
The governing committee members’ of the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau will meet this morning to consider 2020 rates. The result will likely be a recommendation for a low- to …