XYZZXSJO2 – COLA and SAWW Increase Starts After the Date of Injury
XYZZXSJO2 - The motion picture! Last week while Steve was at the Sacramento WCAB he heard about a recent case that held the COLA / SAWW adjustments and increases are calculated based upon the first...
View ArticleReady for testing: Future Life Pension Rate with SAWW/COLA
XYZZXSJO2 - The sequel! Last week I posted about a recent case from the San Jose WCAB that indicated a life pension SAWW[1] increase is applied on the first January 1 after the date of injury. You can...
View Article500 Registered Users!
Indy 500 Wow! 500 registered users! Last month I mentioned that this website had a record number of new visitors. I honestly thought that was an anomalous one day spike in traffic. Instead we’ve had...
View ArticleNew Ogilvie DFEC Rebuttal Calculator feature!
Getting an upgrade! Late last week a user asked for a new feature.[1] He wanted to be able to perform the Ogilvie DFEC rebuttal calculation and have the results e-mailed to him.[2] Well, I built...
View ArticleDuncan (SIF) v. WCAB (X.S.) – Life Pension, SAWW, COLA, and a partridge in a...
It looks like someone took a SAWW to that COLA!!! You’re probably just here to download the latest workers’ compensation case about the Cost of Living Adjustment and State Average Weekly Wage...
View ArticleDuncan v. WCAB – summarized
Mini version of Duncan v. WCAB In the spirit of my recent post summing up Ogilvie II and Almaraz/Guzman II in just three sentences each, I bring you a summary of the recent Duncan v. WCAB decision in...
View ArticleSAWW increases for 2004-2010
Putting some teeth in the SAWW We’ve all seen charts with the State Average Weekly Wage (“SAWW”) increases printed on them.[1] But, how useful are these when you’re dealing with an opposing counsel who...
View ArticleWhat benefits are affected by the SAWW?
Getting a handle on the SAWW Four benefits in California workers’ compensation are affected by changes in the state average weekly wage (or SAWW).[1] Temporary total disability benefits The maximum and...
View ArticlePermanent Total Disability Benefits – deja vu all over again
Double dip done right Some commentators have suggested that the recent Duncan v. WCAB (X.S.) case creates a “double dip” for injured workers entitled to permanent total disability benefits. [1] While...
View ArticleEver Wonder Where 4.6% Comes From?
Where did this SAWW come from anyhow? Even with the recent Baker v. WCAB decision settling when the increase in state average weekly wage (SAWW) is applied, litigation continues over the precise future...
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