WCAB Issues En Banc Decision Regarding Application of Kite
In 2013, the WCAB held in Athens Administrators v. WCAB (Kite) that an injured worker’s disabilities are not required to be combined using the Combined Values Chart (CVC). The WCAB explained that although the AMA guides favor the combined values method, “physicians may, under certain circumstances, employ a different method of determining impairment if they remain within […]
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: Final Regulation
by Ann Kuzee The Act and Regulation On April 15, 2024, the EEOC issued the final rule and interpretive guidance on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), and it became effective June 18, 2024. The Act had taken effect on June 27, 2023, and its purpose as described in the final rule “requires a […]