In a recent decision, the California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted a Petition for […]
Category Archives: Workers’ Compensation
In a recent decision, the California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) ordered the reconsideration of […]
In California, employers are required to carry no-fault workers’ compensation insurance coverage for their employees. […]
An employee who is injured on the job has the right to file for workers’ […]
In a 2023 panel case Richard Beck v. Cal Trans, State Compensation Insurance Fund, 2023 […]
In California workers’ compensation cases, there is a principle known as the “initial physical aggressor” […]
In July 2024, a new law is taking effect in California that will require all employers to develop and implement a workplace violence prevention plan. Workers’ compensation insurance companies will play a major part of regulating the new labor requirements. Within this article, our Fresno workers’ compensation defense lawyers highlight the key points to know […]
A recent en banc decision from California’s Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board serves as a stern warning to attorneys: abuse of legal procedures to cause delay will not be tolerated and can result in severe monetary sanctions. In the consolidated matter of Alfredo Ledezma et al. v. Kareem Cart Commissary and Mfg., the Appeals Board imposed […]
In April, the Insurance Journal reported that a chiropractor in California has been sentenced to 54 years in prison as part of a more than $150 million workers’ compensation fraud case. Peyman Heidary—a chiropractor from Riverside County—orchestrated what has been referred to as the “godfather” of workers’ compensation fraud. In this article, our Bakersfield workers’ […]
On May 3, 2024, the Insurance Journal reported that a business owner in California had been ordered to pay nearly $700,000.00 in financial restitution as part of a workers’ compensation fraud case. Jorge Maldonado—the owner of a construction company—underreported his company’s number of employees. Here, our Sacramento workers’ compensation defense lawyers discuss the case in […]