08/03/2009
California Pharmacy Management is on a losing streak in court battles over its contracts with physicians that supplied costly repackaged drugs to injured workers.
A federal judge last week dismissed a lawsuit filed by Cal-Pharm that accused insurance subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway of violating
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10/03/2003
Governor Davis honored the 30th anniversary of CalOSHA by issuing a proclamation declaring Oct. 2 2003 " CalOSHA Day."
Over 14 million California workers rely on the California Occupational Safety and Health Agency CalOSHA-a division of the Department of Industrial Relations-to help
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06/06/2006
The California Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued 5800 in citations to a contractor on the Bay Bridge project in San Francisco after finding discrepencies between actual injuries and injuries logged by the company.
CalOSHA said in a press release that it issued three
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05/02/2011
By Howard Stevens McDermott & ClawsonThe employee and employer each have an independent cause of action for damages against a negligent third party. Lab. Code § 3852; Buell v. CBS Inc. 1982 136 Cal. App. 3d 823 825 186 Cal. Rptr. 455. The employee may
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04/19/2019
of 67500 following the fatal incident on Oct. 6 according to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health also known as CalOSHA.
Fresno-based Cal North Farm Labor Inc. was also cited with proposed penalties of 33750 the agency said.
On the day of the incident forklift operators at
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12/17/2020
Comp. App. Bd. 1970 1 Cal. 3d 627 637 35 Cal. Comp. Cases 16 83 Cal. Rptr. 208 463 P.2d 432. The Board properly assessed attorney fees against petitioner as required by sections 4607 and 4651.3. Petitioner presents no evidence that said fees were unreasonable.
The Board's assessment of
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05/10/2012
Manufacturing Inc. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.ilx6sknt1 A112640 COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION THREE 141 Cal. App. 4th 1533; 47 Cal. Rptr. 3d 200; 2006 Cal. App. LEXIS 1251; 71 Cal. Comp. Cas 1037; 2006 Cal. Daily Op. Service 7544; 2006 Daily Journal DAR 10795
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05/20/2016
A porn film star whose company was cited by CalOSHA in March for allegedly exposing adult film actors to sexually transmitted infections and illnesses has filed a complaint with the workplace safety agency against the company that runs a mixed martial arts franchise the website wrestlezone.com
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11/19/2010
Could you be referring to Buhlert Trucking v. W.C.A.B. Gilpin 1988 199 Cal. App. 3d 1530 247 Cal. Rptr. 190 53 Cal. Comp. Cases 53.
The above case supports Stew's tale. If that is not the right case you may be able shepardize and find the one you need.
This case seems to have failed
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12/17/2020
not on the employer's premises when he was injured. Therefore they concluded that he had not completed his journey to work. See General Ins. Co. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. 1976 16 Cal. 3d 595 600 128 Cal. Rptr. 417 546 P.2d 1361 hereafter Chairez.
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An employer is
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