IBEW Local 1245 Publishes Article on King v. CompPartners, Inc.

IBEW Local 1245 published an article by Mastagni Holstedt associate attorney Gerald Latasa about King v. ComPartners.  In King v. CompPartners, the Court of Appeal held that doctors reviewing treatment requests on behalf of insurance companies in workers’ compensation cases may now be held civilly liable if their recommendations fall below the standard of care required of doctors.  Read more about the case on Local 1245's blog here.

State Legislature Approves Workers' Compensation Bills Benefiting Peace Officers

Both houses of the state legislature passed two workers' compensation bills benefiting peace officers. The legislature passed AB 2052, expanding the classes of peace officers eligible for presumptions. Also, the legislature passed AB 2378, declaring that salary continuation payments to peace officers under Labor Code 4850 do not count towards the two-year cap on temporary disability benefits. This would allow for two full years of temporary disability payments to peace officers in addition to the one year of 4850 benefits. The bills will now go to Governor Jerry Brown to sign, approve without signing, or veto.