There is no doubt these actions will create ripple effects for injured workers

This decision, will impact how requests for electronic testimony are presented in the future.

... This decision, which applies to all WCAB panels and judges, will impact...

... it brings a previously excluded workforce under the umbrella of enforceable safety standards

...The landmark expansion of these protections was enacted through Senate Bill 1350

These are not minor procedural lapses, they are violations of public trust in a process that is supposed to be transparent and inclusive.

The bill honors Asunción Valdivia, a 53-year-old farmworker who died of heat stroke after picking grapes for 10 hours in Bakersfield’s 105-degree heat.

Cal/OSHA’s enforcement gaps directly undermine litigation strategies and outcomes for injured workers...

Jaime Alanís Garcia, fell 30 feet from a roof of a greenhouse while trying to escape immigration agents

...This tragedy casts doubt on the adequacy of current oversight systems