Workers’ Compensation

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

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The world has been turned upside down and inside out by the chaos of COVID. Now with SB 1159 our elected leaders have provided a legal framework to address alleged work comp COVID claims, but some guidance is needed to all parties. Read more

Workers’ Compensation Publications Subcommittee Co-Chair and Editor of The Workers’ Compensation Quarterly, Randy Pollak, also participated in a podcast with the CalChamber on August 24, 2020. Read more

The Division of Workers’ Compensation and the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board have recently issued additional emergency measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

With more and more applicants pleading internal issues, it’s important for defendants to understand how to properly rate impairment under the AMA Guides. Read more