Industry Insights
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Burk: Prior Injuries and Credits | 02/27/2023 | |
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| By: Maura Burk | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Pursuant to NJSA 34:15-12(d), “[I]f previous loss of function to the body, head, a member or an organ is established by competent evidence, and subsequently an injury or occupational disease arising out of and in the course of an employment occurs to that part of the body, head, m...Read More | |||
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Burk: A Practitioner's Guide to AOE/COE | 11/18/2022 | |
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| By: Maura Burk | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Practitioners and employers will often hear the phrase “arising out of and in the scope of (or course of) employment.” ...Read More | |||
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Burk: Advice to Employers in Dealing With Potential Fraud | 10/25/2022 | |
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| By: Maura Burk | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| New Jersey Statutes Annotated 34:15-57.4 (commonly known as the Workers’ Compensation Fraud Act) states in pertinent part: ...Read More | |||
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Barrios: 'You're Really Here for a Panel Dispute?' — WCJ | 09/23/2022 | |
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| By: Brigget K. Barrios | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| When Labor Code Sections 4060, 4061, 4062, 4062.1 and 4062.2 were enacted, the panel-qualified medical evaluator process was supposed to be simpler and less costly. ...Read More | |||
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Bailey: Why Law Firms Should Use Technology to Expedite Workers' Comp Claims | 09/01/2022 | |
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| By: Jerrod Bailey | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Like health care and government, the legal industry suffers from too much paperwork. Reliance on snail mail, faxes and other antiquated methods insulates litigation from many of today's cyber threats but increases lawyer workload and reduces client participation. This holds true in worke...Read More | |||
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Burk: A Guide to Interrogatories and Their Importance in the Workers' Compensation Practice | 08/31/2022 | |
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| By: Maura Burk | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Under NJAC 12:235-3.8, interrogatories are allowed in the following types of cases without motion (meaning, neither party is required to file a motion for leave to serve interrogatories with the court): dependency cases (see NJAC 12:235-3.8(a)), re-opener cases (see ...Read More | |||
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Burk: A Practitioner's Glossary of Workers' Compensation Shorthand | 07/29/2022 | |
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| By: Maura Burk | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A reader reached out asking about the terms and abbreviations often used in the workers’ compensation practice. Following is a glossary of these abbreviations and phrases often used (listed generally in the order in which they may appear as a case progresses). ...Read More | |||
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Burns: Removing a QME for Bias | 07/27/2022 | |
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| By: Michael P. Burns | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Defendants in the California workers’ compensation system tend to become accustomed to medical-legal reports that don’t go their way. Sometimes this takes several years, but it can often occur sooner. ...Read More | |||
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Burk: Section 20 Settlements Versus Orders Approving Settlement | 07/01/2022 | |
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| By: Maura Burk | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Our clients often ask great questions regarding settlements in New Jersey workers’ compensation, particularly regarding the two types of settlements — orders approving settlement and Section 20/full and final — and the differences between them. This post provides examp...Read More | |||
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Barrios: Bringing COVID-19 Home to Your Spouse | 06/09/2022 | |
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| By: Brigget Barrios | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| There is no question that COVID-19 altered our existence as humans. Worldwide, the pandemic has touched all aspects of daily life. It is not surprising, then, that we are still seeing the ripple effects in the California workers’ compensation system. ...Read More | |||
