Workers’ Compensation
                                    
                    
                    Posted in Workers' Compensation on April 20, 2015
                    Hopkins v. Kedzierski, (Fourth District, April 16, 2014) 225 Cal.App.4th 736, 170 Cal.Rptr.3d 551, 14 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4108, 2014 Daily Journal D.A.R. 4770 A woman who suffered injuries when she fell from an outdoor balcony at her place of employment filed a claim with the Worker’s Compensation Appeals Board eleven months later. Over… 
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                    Posted in Employment Law,Workers' Compensation on December 23, 2014
                    Gonzalez v. Seal Methods, Inc., (Second District, January 24, 2014) 223 Cal.App.4th 405,166 Cal.Rptr.3d 895, 14 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 893, 2014 Daily Journal D.A.R. 985 A woman who was severely injured while loading material onto a die in a power press filed suit against her employer under Labor Code § 4558, which provides an… 
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                    Posted in Workers' Compensation on December 15, 2014
                    Federal Insurance Company v. Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, (Second District, December 3, 2013) 221 Cal.App.4th 1116, 165 Cal.Rptr.3d 288, 78 Cal. Comp. Cases 1257, 13 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 13,054, 2013 Daily Journal D.A.R. 15,727 A retired professional basketball player for the Connecticut Sun filed a workers’ compensation claim against her employer and filed an… 
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