This latest edition of Herlick, California Workers' Compensation Handbook is an ideal resource for employers, insurance professionals, and others involved with workers' compensation issues.

This handy volume includes coverage of both SB 863 and SB 899 reform legislation and the Almaraz-Guzman, Ogilvie, and Dubon II decisions, as well as detailed examples for figuring out permanent disability under the AMA Guides and the 2005 rating schedule. It also features marginalia referencing the appropriate statutory law and regulations and text references to selected appellate court and Workers Compensation Appeals Board decisions to ensure quick answers to your workers' compensation questions.

Also used as a teaching manual, this popular handbook covers the operation and interpretation of the law and policies of the California Workers' Compensation Program in a concise, easy-to-follow format. Herlick, California Workers' Compensation Handbook is an essential everyday guide to a complex area of law.