Industry Insights
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Geaney: When Does the Special Mission Exception to the Premises Rule Apply? | 08/31/2021 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| One of the most misunderstood rules in workers’ compensation is the so-called “special mission” exception to the premises rule, which is New Jersey’s successor to the better known “going-and-coming rule.” ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Time to Check Your Bills and Liens | 08/05/2021 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | |||
| Readers might recall a blog post back from 2018 about Sam Solakyan, who was accused of a fairly large workers’ compensation fraud scheme involving several imaging facilities. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: WCAB Finds 132a Violation in Post-C&R Termination | 08/03/2021 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| What’s the average Labor Code 132a claim like? ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Parts of WCAB Reopening in Person | 07/27/2021 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The question that is asked over and over by every Californian, and, of course, every workers’ compensation practitioner, is if we are going back to “normal” and if so, then when? For well over a year now, every hearing has been either over the phone or via LifeSize, and alm...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Long Drive for Lunch After Business Meeting Not Compensable | 07/22/2021 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Andrew Mackoff worked as a salesman and account manager for New Brunswick Saw Services. One of his duties was to travel to the company’s businesses for meetings and service calls. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: AB 334 and Skin Cancer Presumption | 07/15/2021 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| You know what? Sometimes, I'm in a situation where I just have to be the bad guy. Well, perhaps this is one of those situations because one of the pieces of legislation snaking its way through Sacramento is ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Respondent Prevails in Knee Claim | 06/28/2021 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| What happens when an injured worker gets a normal magnetic resonance image study after a work injury but later on a second MRI shows an operable tear? Can the findings on the second MRI be related back to the original injury? ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Road to 100% PD Narrows | 06/15/2021 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| It’s been a dizzyingly busy time to be in workers’ compensation, and I will endeavor to bring you a little slice of the goings-on. ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Serious Accident Following Annual Holiday Party Not Compensable | 06/14/2021 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| All too often, holiday parties end with some unfortunate injury. Is such an injury covered in workers’ compensation? It depends on the circumstances. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Court Dismisses Family COVID Suit | 06/01/2021 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Remember that Kuciemba case I reported on a bit previously? Well, it didn’t work out so well for the plaintiffs. ...Read More | |||
