Industry Insights
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Castillo: The Big Four | 05/10/2019 | |
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| By: Michael Castillo | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Let's face it: The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) has put a target on injured workers suffering from cumulative trauma. ...Read More | |||
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Castillo: Cutting Through the Clutter | 03/08/2019 | |
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| By: Michael Castillo | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| More than 2,500 bills were introduced in the Legislature before this year's deadline. As usual, there are a number of bills related to workers' compensation. And, as usual, California Applicants' Attorneys Association has jumped into the fray with our own ideas for fixing the system....Read More | |||
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Chechelnik: Importance of a Timely Objection | 10/18/2018 | |
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| Source: Alex Chechelnik | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| One of the most litigated issues at the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board is the right to request a replacement panel when a physician is unable to schedule within the 60-day time frame. ...Read More | |||
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Cotter: The Continuing Saga of Vocational Evidence | 09/20/2018 | |
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| By: Jim Cotter | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Judges have thus far been somewhat split on whether vocational evidence is even admissible in injuries that occurred after Jan. 1, 2013, given the changes in the law reflected in Labor Code 4660.1. ...Read More | |||
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Cotter: To Parcel or Not to Parcel | 08/30/2018 | |
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| By: Jim Cotter | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Imagine going to a restaurant with your friends and not knowing until the end of the meal what portion of the check you’re going to have to cover or even how the check will be itemized. ...Read More | |||
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Czepiel and Enke: Top OSHA Trends Facing Employers | 06/28/2018 | |
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| By: Amanda Czepiel and Don Enke | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is in something of a holding pattern while it awaits a new administrator. Nevertheless, now is not the time for employers to let their guards down. ...Read More | |||
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Crowley: Workers' Compensation Remains Traumatically Injured | 09/20/2017 | |
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| By: Rory Crowley | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Editor’s note: This column was originally published by the Chico Enterprise-Record in its bi-weekly North State Voices column. ...Read More | |||
| Circuit Court Judge Issues Order Determining Workers' Comp Act to be Unconstitutional | 05/10/2017 | ||
| By: Mike Fish | |||
| State: AL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Perhaps you have already heard as news travels fast but on Monday a Jefferson County Circuit Court judge issued an order declaring the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act to ...Read More | |||
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Christmas: S.C. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Injured Worker | 03/17/2017 | |
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| By: Gary Christmas | |||
| State: SC | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The South Carolina Supreme Court recently ruled that a retail employee was entitled to a permanent and total disability (PTD) award despite being able to return to work at his old position. ...Read More | |||
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CAAA Misrepresents AB 206 and its Impact on Homeowners | 02/06/2017 | |
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| By: James Britt | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| San Diego Democratic Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher proposes Assembly Bill 206 as an end to the “day laborer exemption” in the labor code. This is apparently s...Read More | |||
