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District Court of Appeals Rules TTD Rules Concurrently
April 28
The 1st District Court of Appeal has upheld a W.C.A.B. decision holding that periods of TTD for separate injuries may run concurrently for purposes of Labor Code ยง 4656(c). In Foster v W.C.A.B. the board had reversed a trial decision awarding TTD benefits for separate injuries as consecutive periods thereby allowing the injured worker to obtain up to 208 weeks of benefits even though the evidence clearly showed that the IW was TTD for both injuries, which involved both separate and overlapping parts of the body, concurrently. More...
Senate Democrats Introduce Measure to Double Permanent Disability
April 16
Senator Perata amended yesterday Senate Bill 1717 which would eliminate the 15% bump up and bump down as well as double PD benefits by 2011. CCWC and the greater employer community are strongly opposed to this arbitarary effort. More...
Confirmation of Ms. Carrie Nevans as Administrative Director, DWC by Senate in May, 2008
April 11
Ms. Carrie Nevan's AD confirmation hearing is expected to take place in Late May, 2008 and CCWC strongly encourages each of our members and the general employer community to send a letter to the Senate Rules Committee on her behalf. More...
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