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Gelman: Household Contact Wins $30 Million Verdict for Mesothelioma
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01/09/2024
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By: Jon L. Gelman
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State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0
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Employers have a responsibility not only to their workers but also to their household contacts — individuals who live in the employee’s home. Employees who are exposed at work may carry the toxic substances home on their clothes or their body.
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Geaney: Respondent Defeats Claim of Aggravation, Motion for Benefits
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01/05/2024
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By: John H. Geaney
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State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0
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Cases involving aggravation of preexisting conditions are quite common in workers’ compensation and are often complex. Adequately addressing such claims requires obtaining the pre-accident medical treatment records and obtaining expert opinion on whether the work accident aggravated th...Read More
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Geaney: Court Holds Out-of-State Accident Compensable
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11/13/2023
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By: John H. Geaney
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0
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Petitioner Mario Pozadas was injured on Oct. 14, 2016. He was the owner of the respondent Capital Iron Associates LLC, which specialized in fabricating and installing welding materials.
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Grinberg: Third-Party Credit? Not So Fast.
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10/31/2023
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By: Gregory Grinberg
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0
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I breach no duty of confidentiality and betray no national secrets to disclose that I am a very big fan of "Seinfeld." One scene in particular comes to mind: the double dip.
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Grinberg: On Knowledge and Timely Filing of Claims
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10/26/2023
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By: Gregory Grinberg
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0
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As some of my beloved readers may know, I am an escapee from the Soviet Union. Being such makes one a relative expert in propaganda. Thus, I can tell you two things that you can take to the proverbial bank on this subject:
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Grinberg: Does AB 1213 Veto Make Us Safe for Now?
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10/20/2023
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By: Gregory Grinberg
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0
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A while back, I had the pleasure of discussing the poison Assembly Bill 1213 with you because Sacramento was intent on squeezing even more out of California’s battered and besieged employers.
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Grinberg: What's Included in That S&W Penalty?
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10/17/2023
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By: Gregory Grinberg
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0
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When is industrial disability leave not compensation? When the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board is calculating potential serious and willful penalties.
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Grinberg: On Fast Food and Minimum Wage
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10/16/2023
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By: Gregory Grinberg
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0
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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.
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Grinberg: On Unearned 5710 Fees
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10/12/2023
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By: Gregory Grinberg
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0
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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.
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