Industry Insights
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Grinberg: No UR? No Problem — if There's no Material Change in Fact | 06/16/2022 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I'm back with a blog post on yet another one of those favorite topics: utilization review. The case at hand is Holguin v. First United Methodist Church, a panel decision. ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Appellate Division Endorses Penalty Assessed for Late Payment | 06/07/2022 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| There are few cases in the Appellate Division that discuss penalties for late payments of permanency awards, so the recently published decision in Ripp v. Cou...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: WCAB Rejects Psych PD, Places Burden on Applicant | 06/06/2022 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In the panel case of Sosa v. Race Engineering Inc., applicant claimed injury to his hand, psyche, internal system, skin, gastrointestinal system and sleep as a result of an admitted injury, but defendant accepted only the hand. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Fraudster Spotted Working the Morning of Her Deposition | 06/02/2022 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I bring you the story of another “successful” fraud prosecution, this one of Yeimi Espinoza, as reported by WorkCompCentral. ...Read More | |||
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Gelman: Dual Employment Status Bars Double Recovery | 06/01/2022 | |
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| By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| An employee may have dual employers but ultimately can receive only a single recovery from only one employer for work-related injuries. ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: What Does the Rebuttable Presumption Mean in a COVID-19 Claim? | 05/09/2022 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The concept of legal presumptions in workers’ compensation is not new in New Jersey. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: A Tech Answer to COVID Presumption? | 04/26/2022 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In September of 2020, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law SB 1159, which created various presumptions for COVID exposures. Some are for the initial outbreak, and some are for certain professions such as law enforcement and health care workers, among others. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Gender Pay Disparity and Average Weekly Wage | 04/21/2022 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| OK, dear readers, pop quiz: How do you calculate temporary disability benefits for a full-time, regular employee? ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: COVID 'Breathalyzer' Test Could Be Answer to Workplace Legal Issue | 04/19/2022 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Let’s talk COVID and technology. More specifically, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a "breathalyzer" test for COVID-19, which reportedly produces results in three minutes with a 91% accuracy rate. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: More Genius Ideas From Sacramento | 04/14/2022 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| If writing blog posts about horrible proposed legislation were a full-time job, I would demand overtime pay after doing it for 32 hours per week. Does that sound like gibberish? Well, it should. ...Read More | |||
