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SB 555 Defeated: Bill to Potentially Increase Permanent Disability Benefits by $1.8 Billion Withdrawn by Author After Intense Opposition jdsupra.com/legalnews/sb-555…

SB 555 Defeated: Bill to Potentially Increase Permanent Disability Benefits by $1.8 Billion...

July 17,  2026 Senate Bill 555 (SB 555) has been withdrawn by its author due to insufficient support within the Assembly, after significant opposition from California Coalition on Workers’...

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A Judge May Test Adequacy, Not Compel It: The Board’s Gaines En Banc jdsupra.com/legalnews/a-judg…

A Judge May Test Adequacy, Not Compel It: The Board’s Gaines En Banc

What employers, carriers, and administrators should take from the Board’s new guidance on Orders Suspending Action and what the parties must file to obtain approval of a Compromise and Release.

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Post-Termination Psychiatric Cumulative Trauma Claims: Key Strategies Under Labor Code Section 3208.3 jdsupra.com/legalnews/post-t…

Post-Termination Psychiatric Cumulative Trauma Claims: Key Strategies Under Labor Code Section...

The end of the employer-employee relationship marks a significant period that can result in potential problems for an employer. Among the potential issues that an employer may deal with are...

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Arguing for Increased Impairment: An Overview of Important Defense Insight into the Winter 2026 California Applicant’s Attorneys Association Convention jdsupra.com/legalnews/arguin…

Arguing for Increased Impairment: An Overview of Important Defense Insight into the Winter 2026...

The California Applicant’s Attorneys Association Convention was held on January 29 through February 1, 2026, and as can be expected, the topic at the forefront of the convention was increasing...

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When AI Hallucinates the Law: Sedano and Nolan Show the Cost of Generated Legal Writing jdsupra.com/legalnews/when-a…

When AI Hallucinates the Law: Sedano and Nolan Show the Cost of Generated Legal Writing

Generative AI can speed up routine legal work, such as drafting e-mails and summarizing documents. However, when it invents quotations or cites cases that do not exist, courts are imposing real...

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2026 Forecast in California Workers’ Compensation jdsupra.com/legalnews/2026-f…

2026 Forecast in California Workers’ Compensation

With 2026 under way, California workers’ compensation stakeholders are entering a more restrained legislative and judicial climate as the state transitions into a midterm election cycle. The...

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When AI Hallucinates the Law: Sedano and Nolan Show the Cost of Generated Legal Writing jdsupra.com/legalnews/when-a…

When AI Hallucinates the Law: Sedano and Nolan Show the Cost of Generated Legal Writing

Generative AI can speed up routine legal work, such as drafting e-mails and summarizing documents. However, when it invents quotations or cites cases that do not exist, courts are imposing real...

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2026 Forecast in California Workers’ Compensation jdsupra.com/legalnews/2026-f…

2026 Forecast in California Workers’ Compensation

With 2026 under way, California workers’ compensation stakeholders are entering a more restrained legislative and judicial climate as the state transitions into a midterm election cycle. The...

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Taking Credit? SB 487 to Limit Third Party Lien Recovery in Peace Officer and Firefighter Cases jdsupra.com/legalnews/taking…

Taking Credit? SB 487 to Limit Third Party Lien Recovery in Peace Officer and Firefighter Cases

Many of you are likely familiar with the existing, traditional concepts of subrogation and credit rights in California’s workers compensation system as set forth in Labor Code section 3852 et...

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DWC 2026 Temporary Disability Rate Increases jdsupra.com/legalnews/dwc-20…

DWC 2026 Temporary Disability Rate Increases

The Division of Workers’ Compensation has announced the 2026 rate increases for the minimum and maximum rates of temporary total disability. For 2026, the minimum weekly rate will increase from...

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Hernandez and the Ever-Growing Going and Coming Rule jdsupra.com/legalnews/hernan…

Hernandez and the Ever-Growing Going and Coming Rule

Over the years, the “Going and Coming Rule” has often been defined more by its exceptions than by the rule itself. The rule states that an injury occurring off the employer’s premises during an...

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Temporary Disability Primer - Common Issues and Pitfalls in Calculating Average Weekly Wage jdsupra.com/legalnews/tempor…

Temporary Disability Primer - Common Issues and Pitfalls in Calculating Average Weekly Wage

Temporary disability is an important workers’ compensation benefit with some complex nuances. The purpose of temporary disability is to financially compensate an injured worker for lost wages due...

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WCAB issues En Banc Decision impacting the practice of multiple Panel QME requests due to failure to meet scheduling deadlines jdsupra.com/legalnews/wcab-i…

WCAB issues En Banc Decision impacting the practice of multiple Panel QME requests due to failure...

We have all become accustomed to the practice of either seeking or receiving a replacement panel request when the QME is unable to set an evaluation timely. Frankly, many practitioners have...

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WCAB issues En Banc Decision impacting the practice of multiple Panel QME requests due to failure to meet scheduling deadlines jdsupra.com/legalnews/wcab-i…

WCAB issues En Banc Decision impacting the practice of multiple Panel QME requests due to failure...

We have all become accustomed to the practice of either seeking or receiving a replacement panel request when the QME is unable to set an evaluation timely. Frankly, many practitioners have...

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Who Pays What: The Pitfalls of Contribution and Reimbursement Among Co-Defendants in Workers’ Compensation jdsupra.com/legalnews/who-pa…

Who Pays What: The Pitfalls of Contribution and Reimbursement Among Co-Defendants in Workers’...

The recent Barahona v. ABM Janitorial Services (2024) 53 CWCR 4, decision sheds light on a common but often misunderstood issue in California workers’ compensation: how liability is shared among...

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A NEW MEDIC-ERA; Changes to CMS Review Guidelines in 2025 jdsupra.com/legalnews/a-new-…

A NEW MEDIC-ERA; Changes to CMS Review Guidelines in 2025

Vast changes are swiftly approaching regarding the efforts Workers’ Compensation practitioners must make in protecting Medicare’s interests in future medical settlements. The Centers for...

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Artificial Intelligence - The Implications of Machine Learning in Workers' Compensation jdsupra.com/legalnews/artifi…

Artificial Intelligence - The Implications of Machine Learning in Workers' Compensation

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in the workers’ compensation arena is on the horizon. Given the scale of AI applications and the speed at which the technology is developing and...

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2025 Forecast in California Workers' Compensation jdsupra.com/legalnews/2025-f…

2025 Forecast in California Workers' Compensation

In 2024, Californian workers faced a tempered legislative and judicial climate following an exciting election cycle from 2024. The California State Legislature and Governor Newsom have adjourned...

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California Supreme Court Rules App-Based Drivers Are Still Independent Contractors: Proposition 22 Is Not Unconstitutional jdsupra.com/legalnews/califo…

California Supreme Court Rules App-Based Drivers Are Still Independent Contractors: Proposition 22...

In 2020, California voters passed Proposition 22, otherwise known as the Protect App-Based Drivers Act (the Propositiont), exempting app-based drivers for companies like Uber, Lyft, and Instacart...

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California: The Golden State for Seasonal Workers jdsupra.com/legalnews/califo…

California: The Golden State for Seasonal Workers

California has one of the most diverse workforces in the country. Each distinct job industry has its own nuances within the Workers’ Compensation system. One often overlooked but invaluable part...

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