In addition to renumbering and reorganizing the rules of practice and procedure for ease of use for attorneys, insurers, injured workers, and the like, the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board’s (“WCAB”)… read more »
Four New Presumptive Work Injury Enhancement Bills in the Current California Legislative Session
February 2019 saw the introduction of four new bills before the California legislature. Each bill seeks to expand the application of an existing presumptive work injury or to create a… read more »
Competing Bills Seek to Reclassify Independent Contractors in Workers’ Compensation Cases
The 2019 legislative session introduces several assembly bills that would codify classification standards held from preceding court cases—standards that would clearly delineate the distinctions between an employee and an independent… read more »
Significant Percentage of Utilization Review Companies Noncompliant with Mandated Accreditation Requirements
As part of the omnibus legislation embodied by SB 1160, which was signed into law in September 2016, Labor Code Section 4610 was enacted. Labor Code Section 4610(g)(4) mandates: A… read more »
Legislative Update – From the Governor’s Desk
Governor Brown had until September 30, 2018 to either veto or sign into law the following bills. Signed into Law: AB 1749 gives a public employer discretion to accept liability for… read more »
Legislation Introduced to Prohibit Apportionment to Genetics
City of Jackson v. WCAB (Rice) 82CC437 (Rehearing denied 05/18/2017), which held that apportionment to genetics is permissible in certain instances, sent shockwaves through the workers’ compensation legal community when… read more »
Movement to Shift the Cost of Industrial CT & Occupational Disease Medical Expenses to Federal, State & Local Programs As Well As Union Trust Funds, Private Health Plans & Providers Continues
Efforts to pass AB 221 in the current legislative session may have been abandoned, but the campaign in California to eliminate or curtail cumulative trauma claims—and the availability of medically… read more »
Update on the Workers’ Compensation Bills Pending Before California Legislature
In the beginning of 2017, the California Legislature introduced several new workers’ compensation bills. At this point, 2 bills have fallen by the wayside: AB221 and SB562. Below are the… read more »
AB-221 Fails to Pass After Boehm Testifies Before California Assembly Insurance Committee
On May 3, 2017, Boehm & Associates attended the California Assembly Insurance Committee and spoke in opposition to AB-221. Boehm & Associates is happy to announce to our clients that… read more »
SB-562: The Healthy California Act
Here we go again. A proposal in California for a single-payer healthcare system was introduced and read on February 17, 2017 in the California Assembly. The universal healthcare measure was… read more »