LexisNexis has picked the top 25 noteworthy panel decisions plus a bonus case issued by the California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board during the period January through June 2014, most of which have not already been reported in our newsletter. Lexis.com and Lexis Advance subscribers can link to the actual WCAB panel decisions. We've reported thousands of noteworthy panel decisions to date on the LexisNexis Services. We are the only online source that finds noteworthy panel decisions and provides headnotes for each case to save you research time. Lexis online users should subscribe to our monthly noteworthy panel decisions reporter, available in PDF format, to keep abreast of the latest trends and cutting edge case law. Read our latest Top 25 list.

On June 12, 2014, the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) issued an en banc decision in Roque Neri Hernandez v. Geneva Staffing, Inc., 79 Cal. Comp. Cases 682. At issue in Hernandez were the Labor Code provisions enacted as part of Senate Bill 863 that limit an injured workers' ability to obtain payment for home health care benefits. Specifically, the WCAB addressed Labor Code Sections 4600(h), 4603.2(b)(1) and 5307.8. Section 4600(h) essentially states that home health care shall be provided as medical treatment as long as the care is prescribed by a physician. Section 4600(h) further provides that the employer will not be liable for home health care provided more than 14 days prior to the employer's receipt of the physician's prescription...read more.