Industry Insights
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Grinberg: On Fast Food and Minimum Wage | 10/16/2023 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| As we all know, temporary disability benefits are based on average weekly wages as laid out in Labor Code Section 4453, typically taken at the time of injury. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: On Unearned 5710 Fees | 10/12/2023 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Here we are again, working hard on getting those claims denied and those files closed. So, let’s talk about Labor Code Section 5710 fees for a minute. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Another Item on the Wish List: Rule 35.5(e) | 08/15/2023 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Did you know that sometimes regulations are written with invisible ink? It’s true. Crack open the books and look at Rule 35.5(e). ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: About Those Grants for Further Study ... | 08/08/2023 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| I bring you tidings from the California Court of Appeal. Several parties have sought review of the WCAB’s practice of granting petitions for reconsideration for further review and study, and it appears the practice does not pass Court of Appeal muster. ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Governor Signs Bill Raising Fees of Evaluating Physicians | 08/07/2023 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| On July 20, Gov. Phil Murphy approved an amendment to New Jersey Statutes Annotated 34:15-64 raising the maximum amount that physicians may be paid for opinions regarding need for treatment or estimates of permanent disability. ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Should Employers Pay for Both Lawyers in Workers' Comp Cases? | 07/21/2023 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| When a workers’ compensation case settles in the New Jersey Division of Workers’ Compensation for a percentage of disability, the employer pays for its own lawyer and most of the fee of the injured worker’s lawyer. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Employers Have No Duty to Employees' Household Member on COVID-19 | 07/14/2023 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Kuciemba v. Victory Woodworks, essentially ruling that no duty of care exists on the part of employers to household members of employees when it comes to COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: AB 133 to Extend Remote Appearances | 07/06/2023 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| I have made no secret of my support for remote proceedings for court appearances. Hearings conducted remotely have the general effect of reducing transmission of diseases, whether COVID-19 or the common cold, and everything in between. ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Recording and Taping IMEs in Workers' Compensation | 07/03/2023 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The rules for recording and taping independent medical exams in New Jersey became much clearer with the June 15 New Jersey Supreme Court ruling in DiFiore v. Pezic. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Are Stray Bullets Compensable? | 06/29/2023 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Time for a somewhat literal blast from the past. This one is from September of 1947, the case of McPhail v. The Austin Company. ...Read More | |||
