Calculating the Attorney's Fee. Several recent panel decisions have dealt with the issue of calculation of attorney's fees. In some cases, the WCAB has awarded higher fees than the WCJ. In other cases, the WCAB has drastically cut the WCJ's awarded fee. Criteria for Calculating Attorney's Fees: In the case of Stephens v. Patten Energy Enterprises, Inc., 2012 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS 668, the WCAB referenced three separate citations dealing with the calculation of an attorney's fee: Read more.

Arthur Larson and the Rule of Law, by Robin E. Kobayashi, J.D. Arthur Larson, who wrote the seminal treatises The Law of Workmen's Compensation (Matthew Bender & Co.) and Employment Discrimination (Matthew Bender & Co.), had a passionate conviction in the pursuit of world peace and became instrumental in helping to spread the rule of law by advocating international law, arms control and disarmament. During his lifetime, Larson wrote and contributed to more than 80 books, booklets, and articles relating to the rule of law. This article briefly explores the rule of law movement in the United States during the height of the Cold War and Larson's contributions to world peace through law and human rights. Read more.