Industry Insights
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Grinberg: WCAB Upholds Finding of No Employment in Residential Case | 12/30/2020 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I bring you today the case of Garcia v. Sweet Melody Express, in which the Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel affirmed a trial judge’s finding that applicant Garcia was not an employee of defendant. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Split WCAB Addresses Good-Faith Personnel Action Defense | 12/22/2020 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Not unlike Soviet Santa, who brings freezing children lumps of coal to great Soviet cheers, I bring you a panel decision reversing a “take nothing” of a psyche claim. ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Insurance Carrier Failed to Prove Proper Cancellation of Policy | 12/11/2020 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| It remains very difficult for New Jersey insurers to cancel policies in workers’ compensation. Strict compliance with N.J.SA. 34:15-81 is required because the state’s policy favors continuation of insurance coverage. ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: The Crucial Difference Between Impairment and Disability | 12/08/2020 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Understanding the difference between “impairment” and “disability” is important in properly reserving files and in defending workers’ compensation cases. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: TD Due When Modified Duty Ended in COVID Shutdown | 12/03/2020 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Lest we all forget that coronavirus not only dogs our steps out in the real world, allow me to remind you that COVID-19 also casts a long shadow over the workers' compensation world. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Pre-2005 Awards Count Toward 100% PD Cap | 11/24/2020 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Permanent total disability, which is a prized award sought by every applicant attorney — not unlike a feather in one’s cap — is specifically defined by the Labor Code and case law. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: WCAB Provides Guidance on Transferring Injured Worker Into MPN | 11/19/2020 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| One might think a medical provider network is like a Facebook, only for physicians and such. But it’s not. It’s actually a method of medical control for defendants in workers’ compensation cases. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: WCAB Rejects Ogilvie Claim | 11/10/2020 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| My best efforts to be elected president have come to naught. We ran a tough campaign, but it turns out that a workers’ compensation defense attorney who is not eligible to serve as president for a variety of reasons just doesn’t make a very appealing candidate. ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Medical Marijuana Bill Passes Committee; Court Set to Hear Oral Arguments | 11/02/2020 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The New Jersey Assembly Appropriations Committee passed ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Appellate Division Rules Against Medical Providers in Jurisdictional Dispute | 10/08/2020 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| An important decision came down Wednesday on an issue that concerns practitioners, employers, carriers and third-party administrators. ...Read More | |||
