Workers’ Compensation

Governor Gavin Newsom is receiving praise from practitioners across the State of California for his most recent appointment of renowned workers’ compensation practitioner, scholar and frequent lecturer, Joseph Capurro as Commissioner of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. Read more

Which California workers and stakeholders were winners and who were losers in the recent legislative session? Winners include the following. Read more

On This Special Occasion-An Enews Feature Interview with Judge Christopher Miller by Judge Therese DaSilva of the Oakland District Office Read more

Join us in Marina del Rey for the 9th Annual Rating Extravaganza on October 8. Read more

1 Legal Specialization in Workers’ Compensation Law and 1 Participatory MCLE Credits Dr. Bob Larsen has been collecting tales of injured workers for four decades. In this ratings seminar he will invite you to see the human response to critical incidents, cumulative stress, secondary psychiatric conditions brought on by life-changing physical injury, and combined insults wherein the primary basis for disability or impairment vacillate between mental & physical conditions. Some cases will portray first responders while others will be of… Read more

A presentation that addresses unconscious or implicit bias, defined as prejudice or unsupported judgments in favor or against a person or group in a way that is usually considered unfair. Read more

When doing average weekly wage (AWW) calculations, it can quickly get complicated when deciding whether per diems and reimbursements should be included. Read more

Retired Workers’ Compensation Judge Raymond F. Corrieo is living proof that a workaholic can never really retire. Read more

On May 4, 2022, the California Court of Appeal for the Second District in the case of Michele Earley vs. WCAB issued an Order to Show Cause in response to a petition for a writ of mandate filed by various applicants seeking a writ declaring the “grant-for-study” procedure of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (Board) to be unconstitutional and unlawful pursuant to Labor Code sections 5313 and 5909. Read more

The panelists, Presiding Judge Pamela Pulley and Judge Alicia Hawthorne, will discuss the evidence required to meet or rebut your burden of proof, and when the burden shifts. Read more