According to a report from Human Resources Director Magazine, a California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) has upheld a lower court’s ruling, finding that a claimant’s cancer is reasonably likely to be work-related. It is a noteworthy decision on an important and often misunderstood workers’ compensation claims matter: The extent to which workers’ compensation benefits […]
Did you know that California’s workers’ compensation insurance system is the single largest privately administered social benefits system in the entire world? Our state also has one of the most complex and comprehensive workers’ compensation systems. For employers, claims administrators, and insurers navigating the process, there are many different circumstances in which they could benefit […]
In May 2023, the California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) published a comprehensive report on Independent Medical Reviews (IMR). Since it was put into place by California regulators, the IMR system in California has played a major role in workers’ compensation. The report from the CWCI assesses the efficacy of the state’s Independent Medical Review process. […]
A workers’ compensation claim is generally the sole remedy an injured employee has against his or her own company in California—but there are some exceptions. A serious and willful misconduct claim is a cause of action that an employee can take if they suffer an injury caused by an employer’s deliberate or egregiously reckless failure […]
Subrogation is one of the most important, complex, and least understood aspects of insurance claims. Investopedia defines subrogation simply as the general right that insurance companies have to “pursue a third party that caused an insurance loss to the insured.” At Yrulegui & Roberts, our firm has extensive experience handling a wide range of subrogation-related […]
