The intersection between workers’ comp claims and employment claims

How the workers’ comp claim morphs into an employment action when employers violate the FEHA rules

Janeth Arias

From Issue: 2023 March

The Bunkhouse Rule

New decision shines light on an old rule regarding the exclusive Workers’ Comp remedy when employee lives on his employer’s premises

Andje Medina

From Issue: 2015 June

Staffing agency employees injured on the job: A double-edged sword

Consider a two-part attack on the WC exclusive-remedy defense in a dual- or multiple-employer situation

William Veen
Kimberly Wong

From Issue: 2010 July

Presumptions! Presumptions! Presumptions!

Watch out for WC statutory presumptions when resolving the injury or illness case for a first responder

Jessica E. Berlat
Eustace de Saint Phalle

From Issue: 2024 May

Non-delegable duties in workplace injuries

Identifying and proving that a property owner had a non-delegable duty may give rise to your civil lawsuit

Loren Schwartz

From Issue: 2018 December

Making workers’ comp work for you and your client

The new rules of workers’ comp and how WC intersects with personal injury law

Jonathan M. Brand

From Issue: 2013 July

The interaction between civil disability-discrimination cases and WC claims

Where they overlap and the impact on your civil case

Anne Costin

From Issue: 2015 June

The 5 exceptions to the workers’ compensation exclusive remedy

Rules that every PI attorney must know to avoid inadequate compensation to injured workers

Kimberly Wong

From Issue: 2014 October

Prosecuting work-related personal-injury cases

Will the client be better off than relying on the Workers’ Comp remedy?

J. Kevin Morrison

From Issue: 2012 February

Pre-judgment writ of attachment against uninsured employers

Labor Code section 3602 shatters the exclusive remedy defense, opening up civil remedies when employers neglect to carry workers’ compensation insurance

Adam J. Savin

From Issue: 2024 May

Managing workers’ compensation liens in third-party actions

Here are strategies when your case has both workers’ compensation and third-party PI claims

Kimberly Wong

From Issue: 2018 July

Litigating, managing and settling workers’ compensation/third-party crossover cases

Overview of the (sometimes devastating) effect of a WC claim on your recovery in a crossover personal-injury case

Tal Rubin

From Issue: 2023 May