Industry Insights
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Kamin: The Importance of QMEs Early in Claims | 02/23/2024 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | |||
| Getting the right specialty of qualified medical evaluators in cumulative trauma claims is an important tool to successfully defend against them, and there are several things that claims departments can do to help get the correct QME on a case. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin and Larres: No More COVID Presumptions for Older DOIs | 02/13/2024 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin and Louis A. Larres | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The fact that the now-repealed COVID-19 presumptions did not contain a savings clause means that there are no statutory presumptions for pending COVID claims, even if they have older dates of injury. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: Newsom's Budget Proposal Would Add Resources to WCAB | 02/05/2024 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Gov. Gavin Newsom’s preliminary budget includes a proposal to add eight new judges for the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: What to Look for in Subpoenaed Records | 12/18/2023 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| A good batch of subpoenaed records is like a box of chocolates: You never know what you’re going to get. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: COVID Presumptions Expire Jan 1, 2024 | 11/22/2023 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| California’s COVID-19 presumptions will expire on Jan. 1, 2024, which means employer-related outbreak reporting and shortened decision time frames are going the way of the dinosaur. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: What's Missing at the WCAB | 11/07/2023 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| While the pandemic brought many positive changes to the California workers’ compensation system, there is one thing that has disappeared: Wi-Fi. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: Eliminating Freeway Would Affect SoCal WCAB Office | 10/05/2023 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| A group of nonprofits have proposed eliminating a key freeway that would affect many of the people who drive to the Marina Del Rey Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board office. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin and Larres: Parties Likely to Ask High Court to Review Earley Case | 08/31/2023 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin, Louis A. Larres | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The defendants in the case of Earley v. WCAB are likely to ask the state Supreme Court to review the 2nd District Court of Appeal’s decision on the board's “grant for study” practice, according to information learned by the Law Offices of Bradford and Barthel. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: Panel Decision Clarifies Burdens of Proof in MPN Disputes | 06/26/2023 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| An applicant failed to prove that a defendant neglected or refused to provide medical care and must continue treating within the defendant’s medical provider network, according to a new panel decision from the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: Panel Decision Takes Aim at Inflated LC 5710 Fees | 06/09/2023 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| A new panel decision from the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board affirmed a decision to reduce the Labor Code Section 5710 fees for an applicant's attorney for work performed in response to a deposition of the applicant. ...Read More | |||
