Industry Insights
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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 | |||
| CAAA: Give a Damn | 08/24/2021 | ||
| By: California Applicants' Attorneys Association | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Right now, 22 million Californians are receiving their ballots in the mail for the Sept. 14 recall election. And each voter who needs the ballot in a language other than English is getting that ballot in that language. Secretary of State Shirley Weber is making it happen,&n...Read More | |||
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Caton: Occupational Exposure to Wildfire Smoke and COVID-19 Risks | 06/10/2021 | |
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| By: Trina Caton | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The last several years have been marked by the unprecedented frequency and extent of wildfires in California and other regions of the country. ...Read More | |||
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Choate: How Adjusters Can Settle Via C&R and Reduce X-Mods | 06/07/2021 | |
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| By: Gregory L. Choate | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | |||
| While a goal of every adjuster is to resolve a case with a compromise and release, an overlooked beginning settlement strategy for adjusters is to only offer a stipulated award to resolve the case. ...Read More | |||
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Castillo: Smoke and Mirrors | 04/14/2021 | |
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| By: Michael Castillo | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 2 | |||
| While the effort to decrease delays in obtaining medical care for injured workers through legislation has only just begun, the constant refrain from the insurance and employer groups that “the sky is falling” has started early and gotten even more preposterous. ...Read More | |||
