Industry Insights
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Caton: Preventing Heat Illness | 08/08/2022 | |
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| By: Trina Caton | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Heat waves are the deadliest weather disasters in the United States. Cal/OSHA has urged all employers to protect outdoor workers from heat illness as temperatures in parts of California will frequently reach hazardous levels this summer. ...Read More | |||
| CAAA: It's Really Their Money in the First Place | 04/27/2022 | ||
| By: California Applicants' Attorneys Association | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Gov. Gavin Newsom and the legislative leadership agree that inflation is creating real pain for real families. They agree that higher gas prices hurt people who have no choice but to drive to work. They understand that the lower your income, the farther you drive to work. T...Read More | |||
| CAAA: Whose House? | 04/07/2022 | ||
| By: California Applicants' Attorneys Association | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The respected Public Policy Institute of California just released its most current survey. The headline on the release: “High Prices Causing Financial Hardships for Many Californians.” “According to our most recent ...Read More | |||
| CAAA: They Call It Reform | 03/31/2022 | ||
| By: California Applicants' Attorneys Association | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Last Thursday, CAAA’s Legislative Committee met to strategize on rumored workers’ compensation “reform.” With inflation raging out of control, any reform would include an increase in PD benefits. Injured workers need a raise. Inflation is eating away at t...Read More | |||
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Cottell: Proposed Cannabis Bill Raises Serious Legal Issues | 03/18/2022 | |
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| By: Jennifer A. Cottell | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The New Jersey Assembly recently introduced legislation, A3511, which would force every workers’ compensation, personal injury insurer and health insur...Read More | |||
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Coleman: Contribution Considerations During Settlement Season | 12/20/2021 | |
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| By: Lauren M. Coleman | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Toward the end of year, applicants often become interested in settlement of their workers’ compensation claims to help fund celebration of the holidays and the new year. ...Read More | |||
| CAAA: A Double Whammy for Those Who Work Outdoors | 12/15/2021 | ||
| By: California Applicants' Attorneys Association | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| There are 3.8 million Californians who work outdoors. They are vulnerable to injury from smoke inhalation during wildfire season. California stepped forward and required employers to mitigate their vulnerability — educate employees on how to protect themselves, provide them mas...Read More | |||
| CAAA: Benefits Are Not a Gift | 12/01/2021 | ||
| By: California Applicants' Attorneys Association | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| There’s something insidious about the word “benefits.” It suggests that something is being “given” to a worker. And that suggestion immediately creates a false narrative: You have “benefits” because your employer gave them to you. There...Read More | |||
| CAAA: Artificial Intelligence and Real Injuries | 11/24/2021 | ||
| By: California Applicants' Attorneys Association | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Amazon may have perfected 21st-century technology, but it results in workplace injuries at a 19th-century pace. Hundreds of robots. Thousands of computers. Billions of bar codes. Miles of conveyors. Tracking packages for faster delivery. Tracking workers for faster terminat...Read More | |||
| CAAA: Aftermath of Supplemental Paid Sick Leave | 11/08/2021 | ||
| By: California Applicants' Attorneys Association | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In late September, an important benefit ended for California workers: supplemental paid sick leave. Initially arising out of SB 95, the law required private and public employers of 25 employees or more to provide up to 80 hours of paid sick leave for reasons related to the COVID-19 p...Read More | |||
