The two most common types of cumulative traumas are carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and injuries to the low back, but there are many other types as well. There is not usually much confusion as to the “date of injury” for a specific injury. However, the results can be all over the map, when trying to [...]

Labor Code § 3208.1 “An injury may be either: (a) ‘specific,’ occurring as the result of one incident or exposure which causes disability or need for medical treatment; or (b) ‘cumulative,’ occurring as repetitive mentally or physically traumatic activities extending over a period of time, the combined effect of which causes any disability or need for medical treatment. [...]

The Prescription Drug Overdose: Data-Driven Prevention Initiative (DDPI) awards funds to 13 states and Washington D.C. to support efforts to end the opioid overdose epidemic in the United States. This program will help states advance and evaluate their actions to address opioid misuse, abuse, and overdose. That includes increasing their ability to: Improve data collection [...]

The California Labor Code distinguishes between two different types of industrial injuries, a specific injury and a cumulative trauma (CT) injury. This is not the case in other states where their law recognizes only specific injuries. However, there is great justification for allowing workers’ compensation benefits to be bestowed on an employee who suffers [...]

A federal district court granted a workers’ compensation insurance company’s motion to dismiss claims contained in a complaint filed against it alleging, inter alia, concealment fraud, negligent interference, and bad faith breach of contract. The court said that, generally speaking, the carrier had been sued for its role in the alleged mishandling of plaintiff’s workers’ compensation [...]