Industry Insights
Grinberg: Snipers, Deputies and Fraud | 01/23/2020 | ||
By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Some readers may recall an HBO cop drama called “The Wire.” The show focused mostly on the difficulty of prosecuting a drug war in Baltimore against the backdrop of organized crime, poverty, corruption and complacency among career city and state employees. ...Read More | |||
Grinberg: Calculating AWW in the Gig Economy | 01/07/2020 | ||
By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
I'm well aware that with Assembly Bill 5 we might see the last days of Uber and Lyft — you know, those ventures that brought extra money and flexibility to drivers while making the rate of DUIs plummet in every city where they operated. ...Read More | |||
Geaney: First WC Appellate Opinion on Opioid Use Approved for Publication | 12/27/2019 | ||
Source: John H. Geaney | |||
State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The case of Martin v. Newark Public Schools was the subject of an earlier blog (Oct. 7). At the time of that blog, the case had not been approved for publication. ...Read More | |||
Gelman: Top N.J. Workers' Compensation Decisions of 2019 | 12/17/2019 | ||
By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
It has been an active 2019 for workers’ compensation decisions in New Jersey. There have been two New Jersey Supreme Court opinions and three reported Appellate Court opinions that are noteworthy. ...Read More | |||
Geaney: Avoiding Compensable Holiday Party Accidents | 12/13/2019 | ||
By: John H. Geaney | |||
State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
We are in holiday season. John H. Ge...Read More | |||
Gill: Is it QMEs' Responsibility to Determine Whether Their Training Allows Evaluation? | 12/09/2019 | ||
By: Jaskaran S. Gill | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
We have all learned the importance of obtaining a qualified medical examiner in a desirable specialty before an applicant's attorney seeks a more liberal panel in chiropractic medicine or other less desirable specialty. However, occasionally, the applicant’s counsel is able to win the d...Read More | |||
Geaney: Requirements of New Supplemental Benefits Law for Dependents of Public Safety Workers | 11/18/2019 | ||
By: John H. Geaney | |||
State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Effective June 17, 2019, N.J.S.A 34:15-95.6 became law in New Jersey. This law applies to dependents of public safety workers, who are defined as officers of a paid, partially paid or volunteer fire or police department, force, company or district, including the State Police or a first ...Read More | |||
Geaney: Company's 'Fun Day' Was Not a Work Event | 11/11/2019 | ||
By: John H. Geaney | |||
State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Any decision from the Appellate Division on recreational or social activities is welcome precisely because there have been so few decisions since the 1979 Amendments. The case of ...Read More | |||
Geaney: Counsel's Failure to Comply With Rules Leads to Order for Petitioner | 11/06/2019 | ||
By: John H. Geaney | |||
State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Motions for medical and temporary disability benefits are urgent matters that are treated as such by judges of compensation. Because injured workers are not receiving benefits, motions for medical and temporary disability benefits require all parties to work swiftly to prepare for court hear...Read More | |||
Grinberg: AB 749 and 'No Rehire' Provisions | 11/05/2019 | ||
By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Here’s something you may or may not have heard of, but that I’ve been getting several inquiries about: Assembly Bill 749. ...Read More | |||