WCAB Issues New Opinions in Ogilvie, Almaraz/Guzman

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board on Thursday clarified and modified its prior en banc decisions in the Almaraz/Guzman and Ogilvie cases with two new split decisions. The commissioners issued a 4-3 decision in the Almaraz/Guzman case, and a 6-1 decision in Ogilvie v. City and County of San Francisco. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) clarified and modified language that originally appeared in its February en banc decisions, which both detailed how parties may rebut different parts of the permanent disability rating schedule. Attorneys from both sides of the bar have ...