Industry Insights
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George and Walls: Bridging Health and Productivity at Work | 08/10/2018 | |
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| Source: Kimberly George and Mark Walls | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The well-being of our workforce is vitally important because it affects both the top- and bottom-line performance of an organization. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: No Jurisdiction to Hear Constitutional Challenges to Section 4700 | 08/07/2018 | |
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| Source: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I bring to your attention the matter of Wilson (deceased) v. Securitas Security Services USA, a writ-denied decision. ...Read More | |||
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Gelman: The Next Wave of Serious Compensation Claims | 08/01/2018 | |
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| By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A liability trial commenced the week of July 9 in San Francisco against Monsanto Co. for the alleged carcinogenic propensities of its popular herbicide RoundUp. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Telemedicine QME Eval Struck Down Again | 07/26/2018 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Here's a report of a victory for defendants, and also for man’s ever intensifying battle against technology. The case is Beitpolous v. California Correctional Healthcare Services (a WCAB panel decision). ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: 'Knowledge' Can Come Only From QME | 07/16/2018 | |
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| Source: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Your humble blogger brings you the disappointing news of another defeat for the statute of limitations defense. ...Read More | |||
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Gelman: Increased Suicide Rates: Compensability and Prevention | 06/21/2018 | |
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| Source: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Suicide rates in the United States have risen nearly 30% since 1999, and mental health conditions are one of several factors contributing to suicide, a compensable workers' compensation condition. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Filing Limit Doesn't Turn on 'Knowledge of Industrial Causation' | 06/20/2018 | |
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| Source: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Have you seen the Terry v. Department of Corrections decision (writ denied) originating at the Eureka board? ...Read More | |||
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Gelman: Workers Exposed to Common Paint Strippers Suffer Fatal Reactions | 06/15/2018 | |
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| Source: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Litigation is advancing against the distributors and resellers of paint strippers containing methylene chloride and N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP). The lawsuits were filed for damages resulting from the alleged exposure, illness and death of users of the products. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: 90-Day Presumption Defeats Going-and-Coming Rule | 06/13/2018 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | |||
| Did you know, before members of the defense community go to sleep, we check underneath our beds for the most terrifying monster of all — the 90-day presumption? ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: No Ogilvie Rebuttal for Non-Industrial Factors | 06/08/2018 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Today I bring you the panel decision in the case of Sandoval v. Waterproofing Associates. Therein, applicant sustained an injury in 2011 while working as a roofing journeyman, and in 2016 the matter was brought to trial. The injuries were orthopedic in nature. ...Read More | |||
