Labor Code § 4656(c)(2) Includes Labor Code § 4850 Time, by Richard M. Jacobsmeyer, Esq. In another situation where many of us thought we already knew the answer, an appellate court has provided a confounding, but welcome and well-reasoned opinion that contradicts the common wisdom on what was considered an already decided issue. Much like the multiple writ denied cases holding the Wilkinson case to still be good law until the appellate decision in Benson v W.C.A.B., the issue in this case is one with multiple writ denied decisions which appeared to dispose of the question of whether Labor Code § 4850 benefits were included in the 104 weeks of TD payments under Labor Code § 4656(c)...Read more.

Academy Award Nomination Level Ethics Panel, Report From the WCAB Commissioners and a Legal Rock Star Hall of Fame Presentation of Top 10 Cases Impacting California Applicants, by David Bryan Leonard, Esq. Day two of the CAAA winter convention started with what I consider to be an academy-award-nomination-level ethics presentation panel. Starring the Honorable Jerold Cohn, who presided both as a panel mediator and active presenter, along withSusan Medina, Esq. and Yvonne Lang, Esq., the panel was both entertaining and informative. Read more.

CA: DWC Issues Notice re Public Hearings for SJDB, Interpreter Regulations.

CA: Senate Rules Committee Schedules Feb. 13 Confirm. Hearing for Commissioner Sweeney.

CA: Total Cost of Non-Calif. Football Player WC Claims Filed in California to Reach $1.2B.

CA: Crum & Forster Hires George Burr as VP of Calif. Workers' Comp Claims.

Study Examines Relationship Betw. Health Care Settings, Physical Rehab for Injured Workers.

NIOSH Study Shows Female and Young Low Wage Earners at Risk for Hypertension.

WCRI: States With Charge-Based Fee Rules Had Higher Hospital Costs.

US DOL Reaches Settlement w/Contractor re Failure to Report Injuries Under Defense Base Act.

US DOL Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Family Leave Medical Act.

MSHA Reports Fatality Rates in 2012 at All Time Low.

EEOC Reports Nearly 100,000 Job Bias Charges in FY 2012.