Industry Insights
Kamin: Derivative Injuries Update | 05/25/2022 | ||
By: John P. Kamin | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The California Supreme Court has had a flurry of activity on derivative injury cases lately, largely thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...Read More | |||
Kamin: Per Diems and Reimbursements in AWW Calculations | 04/11/2022 | ||
By: John P. Kamin | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
When doing average weekly wage calculations, it can quickly get complicated when deciding whether per diems and reimbursements should be included. ...Read More | |||
Kamin: Lawmaker's Proposal Takes Aim at Temps, Threatens Industry | 03/28/2022 | ||
By: John P. Kamin | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
A new bill proposed by state lawmakers would require employers to provide workers’ compensation coverage for any workers who are performing labor within the employer’s usual course of business, regardless if they are employed by a staffing agency. ...Read More | |||
Kamin: Legislature Mulls Presumption Bills | 03/03/2022 | ||
By: John P. Kamin | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
California state lawmakers are currently considering two bills that would create a broad presumption for hospital employees and extend Senate Bill 1159’s COVID-19 presumptions. ...Read More | |||
Kamin: CDC Says COVID-19 Unlikely to Spread by Touching Surfaces | 01/28/2022 | ||
By: John P. Kamin | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
During a recent doctor deposition, a well-renowned internist and pulmonologist told me he was skeptical about whether COVID-19 could be transmitted by touching a surface that was previously touched by a sick person. ...Read More | |||
Kamin: Valley Fever On the Rise, but Masks Could Help | 12/08/2021 | ||
By: John P. Kamin | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
California may be seeing a rise in valley fever cases, but employers could use a preventative care idea from the COVID-19 pandemic to help prevent occupational exposures to the valley fever fungi. ...Read More | |||
Kamin: Newsom's Apportionment Veto Likely to Stand | 10/04/2021 | ||
By: John P. Kamin | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have prohibited apportionment to race, religion, color, national origin and other characteristics. ...Read More | |||
Kamin: The Delta Variant's Implications for Work Comp | 08/10/2021 | ||
By: John P. Kamin | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The emergence of COVID-19's delta variant carries implications for California that workers’ compensation practitioners may want to take note of. ...Read More | |||
Kamin: Proposal to Reduce Decision Time Frame Fails in Assembly | 07/21/2021 | ||
By: John P. Kamin | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The Assembly Insurance Committee failed to pass Senate Bill 335’s proposal to reduce the 90-day decision time frame during its July 13 meeting. ...Read More | |||
Kamin: What Does Reopening Mean for Comp? | 06/02/2021 | ||
By: John P. Kamin | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
After a year of pandemic-related shutdowns, California’s gradual reopening has been carrying gargantuan implications for the state’s workers’ compensation stakeholders. ...Read More | |||