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The court vacated an arbitration award, finding the arbitrator exceeded his authority by issuing an award enforcing provisions of an employment agreement that illegally restricted the employee’s future right to work in the field of securities trading, in violation of Business and Professions Code section 16600. Read more

Seasons Greetings. I would like to personally wish each of you safe holiday celebrations followed by a very Happy New Year. Read more

Despite the elimination of vocational rehabilitation in 2005, California has continued a modified system allowing injured workers to pursue retraining in the form of a vocational voucher. Read more

Presiding Judge Stewart Crymes has served as a workers’ compensation judge since October 15, 2001 at the DWC Salinas District Office. Read more

With Uber and Lyft threatening to close their doors in California, voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 22 on Election Day. Read more

My heart broke when I heard of the passing of the Notorious RBG. I only saw her once when in 1996 I was formally sworn in to appear as an attorney in front of the Supreme Court by Chief Justice Rehnquist, an event hosted by my law school Alma Mater. Read more

By the time you read this, our national election will have taken place and we will be in the midst of sorting out the impact of one of the most important elections in our lifetime. Read more

On August 12, 2020, the Division of Workers’ Compensation announced on its Newsline that ... Read more

This January the CLA IP Section is excited to be highlighting some of our most loved and most fascinating webinars from the past! Read more

Since we were unable to meet in person this year, the IP Section held its first ever Shelter In Place Institute. Read more