The Fourth District issued this decision dealing with the proper determination for the date of injury in a claimed cumulative trauma case that goes back decades. Click here for the opinion.

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The Third District issued this opinion annulling a Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board decision and requiring the board to reevaluate the case without two disputed qualified medical evaluator medical ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Hagen as DIR director in March 2020, just as the pandemic shutdowns were taking hold. Before her appointment at DIR, Hagen was chief deputy director at the California ...

Tesla denies ignoring workplace hazards that allegedly caused an employee's injuries. What must a worker show to get a 50% ...

How is the State Compensation Insurance Fund fairing in the market so far 2025? What did its first quarter results look like?

Did the statute of limitations run out on a former professional ballplayer's California workers' comp claim? Who will be ...

What are the workers' comp rules of discovery that a Court of Appeal says the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board violated in this case? How does it say the issue should be resolved?Read More... This ...

Can corporate executives of a nonprofit opt out of the workers' comp coverage if they file a written waiver? Are volunteer executives also covered? The California Department of Insurance is being ...

Why did the Third District find that the going and coming rule blocked compensability for a farm-worker's workers' comp claim? What exceptions did the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board say applied ...

California Insurance Company got its day before the First District Court of Appeal. How did the justices respond to its complaints of regulatory overreach in the state's ongoing conservation and ...