Industry Insights
Burns: The Commercial Traveler Rule | 03/07/2024 | ||
By: Michael P. Burns | |||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
A traveling banker was in the course and scope of employment when she died after a night of drinking during a business trip, a California appellate court ruled in an unpublished decision. ...Read More | |||
Burns: The Premise Line Rule and Injuries 'Outside of Work' | 12/07/2023 | ||
By: Michael P. Burns | |||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
An employer may be located on 123 Main St., and an employee’s shift may begin at 8 a.m., but an injury occurring at 7:50 a.m. a few feet outside of the entrance to the facility could constitute an industrial injury if certain criteria are satisfied. ...Read More | |||
Busenlener: Immunity and the Two-Contract Theory | 08/03/2023 | ||
By: James T. Busenlener | |||
State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
In Louisiana, when a company undertakes to execute any work that is a part of its trade, business or occupation and contracts with any subcontractor for the execution of such work, the company is entitled to the exclusive remedy protection of Louisiana Laws Revised Statutes Section ...Read More | |||
Bonsall: The Crucial Importance of Disability Insurance | 07/27/2023 | ||
By: James Bonsall | |||
State: NA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
You never know when an accident can happen or your health can take a turn for the worse, disrupting your ability to work effectively. ...Read More | |||
Bowers & Luna: Rerouting State's Workers' Compensation Claims Outcomes | 04/10/2023 | ||
By: Sue Bowers & Carlos Luna | |||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
In the California workers’ compensation world where presumption and AOE/COE standards are ever-changing along with statutes and regulations, industry experts are making a case for the need to improve health and claims outcomes. ...Read More | |||
Burk: Prior Injuries and Credits | 02/27/2023 | ||
By: Maura Burk | |||
State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Pursuant to NJSA 34:15-12(d), “[I]f previous loss of function to the body, head, a member or an organ is established by competent evidence, and subsequently an injury or occupational disease arising out of and in the course of an employment occurs to that part of the body, head, m...Read More | |||
Burk: A Practitioner's Guide to AOE/COE | 11/18/2022 | ||
By: Maura Burk | |||
State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Practitioners and employers will often hear the phrase “arising out of and in the scope of (or course of) employment.” ...Read More | |||
Burk: Advice to Employers in Dealing With Potential Fraud | 10/25/2022 | ||
By: Maura Burk | |||
State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
New Jersey Statutes Annotated 34:15-57.4 (commonly known as the Workers’ Compensation Fraud Act) states in pertinent part: ...Read More | |||
Barrios: 'You're Really Here for a Panel Dispute?' — WCJ | 09/23/2022 | ||
By: Brigget K. Barrios | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
When Labor Code Sections 4060, 4061, 4062, 4062.1 and 4062.2 were enacted, the panel-qualified medical evaluator process was supposed to be simpler and less costly. ...Read More | |||
Bailey: Why Law Firms Should Use Technology to Expedite Workers' Comp Claims | 09/01/2022 | ||
By: Jerrod Bailey | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Like health care and government, the legal industry suffers from too much paperwork. Reliance on snail mail, faxes and other antiquated methods insulates litigation from many of today's cyber threats but increases lawyer workload and reduces client participation. This holds true in worke...Read More | |||