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South Coast Framing Inc. v. Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board
To qualify for workers' compensation death benefits, industrial injury must be a contributing cause to employee's death, but need not constitute a 'material factor' contributing to the death. 		Workers' Compensation May 28, 2015
Lozano v. Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board
Survivors of deceased firefighter may be entitled to workers' compensation benefits pursuant to recently enacted law extending 'cancer presumption' to firefighters. 		Workers' Compensation May 13, 2015
Robles v. Employment Development Dept.
EDD must comply with enforcement order requiring it to pay wrongfully withheld unemployment compensation benefits. 		Workers' Compensation May 5, 2015
Schultz v. Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board
“Going and coming rule,” doesn’t deprive employee of workers’ compensation for injuries suffered in accident while driving on air force base where his employer is located. 		Workers' Compensation Feb. 2, 2015
Ogden Entertainment Services v. Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board
Lifetime workers’ compensation award to permanently psychiatrically disabled worker overturned due to his refusal to submit to cross-examination. 		Workers' Compensation Jan. 30, 2015
Schultz v. Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board
“Going and coming rule,” doesn’t deprive employee of workers’ compensation for injuries suffered in accident while driving on air force base where his employer is located. 		Workers' Compensation Jan. 7, 2015
California Insurance Guarantee Association v. Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board
Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board retains jurisdiction over consolidated medical billing dispute despite recent legislation affecting resolution of such disputes. 		Workers' Compensation Dec. 18, 2014
LeFiell Manufacturing Co. v. Superior Court (Watrous)
Worker injured by power press machine may not make claim outside workers’ compensation, because door removed from machine was not ‘point of operation guard.’ 		Workers' Compensation Aug. 7, 2014
Benavides v. WCAB
Judge correctly reopens case where stipulated judgment of disability was approved despite test that showed employee’s condition was worse than previously believed. 		Workers' Compensation Jul. 20, 2014
Young v. WCAB
Correctional sergeant qualifies for workers compensation after injuring himself doing jumping jacks because he reasonably believed his employment required exercise. 		Workers' Compensation Jun. 25, 2014
The Regents of the University of California v. WCAB
WCAB improperly orders employer to produce documents it asserted were privileged to a special master for preliminary determination as to the validity of claimed privilege. 		Workers' Compensation Jun. 17, 2014
Lantz v. WCAB
Widow is not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits following death of her correctional officer husband during drive home, after he served a hold-over shift. 		Workers' Compensation Jun. 11, 2014
Lantz v. WCAB
Widow is not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits following death of her correctional officer husband during drive home, after he served a hold-over shift. 		Workers' Compensation May 21, 2014
Peabody Coal Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Administrative law judge may consider regulatory preamble to Black Lung Benefits Act when deciding whether to award benefits to coal miner with lung disease. 		Workers' Compensation Apr. 2, 2014
County of Nevada v. WCAB
Sheriff’s deputy is not entitled to full night shift pay when he returned to work on ‘modified duty’ after injuring his shoulder. 		Workers' Compensation Jan. 30, 2014
Larkin v. WCAB
Salaried peace officer may not receive disability benefits under statute intended to provide benefits only to voluntary peace officers. 		Workers' Compensation Jan. 29, 2014
City of Sacramento v. WCAB
Physician may determine whether police officer's foot condition left him permanently disabled by making analogy to a different condition. 		Workers' Compensation Jan. 16, 2014
Federal Insurance Co. v. WCAB
Former WNBA player cannot recover workers' compensation in California when she played one of 34 professional basketball games in California. 		Workers' Compensation Dec. 3, 2013
Valdez v. WCAB
Employee may present reports by doctor, who was outside her employer's medical provider network, during disability benefits hearing. 		Workers' Compensation Nov. 15, 2013
State Farm General Insurance Co. v. WCAB
Workers’ compensation insurer cannot sue other insurer for reimbursement in relation to decades-old claim for failure to seek judicial review of prior decisions. 		Workers' Compensation Aug. 14, 2013
Acme Steel v. WCAB
WCAB must determine what percentage of employee's hearing loss was caused by occupational factors before awarding total disability. 		Workers' Compensation Aug. 12, 2013
State Farm General Insurance Co. v. WCAB
Workers’ compensation insurer cannot sue other insurer for reimbursement in relation to decades-old claim for failure to seek judicial review of prior decisions. 		Workers' Compensation Jul. 29, 2013
County of Sacramento v. WCAB
Probation officer who felt his authority was being undermined is not entitled to compensation for psychiatric injury because personnel actions substantially caused his injury. 		Workers' Compensation May 2, 2013
County of Sacramento v. WCAB
Probation officer who felt his authority was being undermined is not entitled to compensation for psychiatric injury because personnel actions substantially caused his injury. 		Workers' Compensation Apr. 23, 2013
County of Alameda v. WCAB
Salary continuation benefits paid to injured officer are workers' compensation benefits, which count toward 104-week limit on benefits payment for temporary disability. 		Workers' Compensation Jan. 31, 2013
Adventist Health v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
Injured worker cannot be reimbursed for treatment of back injury where she unilaterally selects doctor without first providing treatment plan to employer. 		Workers' Compensation Nov. 27, 2012
The Kroger Co. v. WCAB
Vocational rehabilitation maintenance award to injured employee is set aside after WCAB improperly denied employer’s appeal of decision. 		Workers' Compensation Oct. 31, 2012
City of Sebastopol v. WCAB
Labor Code provisions creating incentives for employers to offer return to work for permanently injured employees are inapplicable where employee never lost work time. 		Workers' Compensation Aug. 30, 2012
LeFiell Manufacturing Co. v. Superior Court (Watrous)
Spouse cannot assert derivative loss of consortium claim for husband's non-fatal power press injury because it is barred by workers' compensation law. 		Workers' Compensation Aug. 21, 2012
Matthews v. National Football League Management Council
California's 'no-waiver' workers’ compensation policy does not apply to football player's claim because no specific injury occured in California. 		Workers' Compensation Aug. 7, 2012
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