Industry Insights
| Scaffold Law Case Review | 12/31/2005 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| BUILDING'S BALCONY IS NOT A "SCAFFOLD," DOES NOT SUPPORT SCAFFOLD LAW CLAIM Caruana v. Lexington Village Condominiums at Bay Shore, 2005 NY Slip Op 08940, Index no. 21059-1997 (2d Dept 2005) When is a scaffold not a scaffold? When it is a permanent part of a building. ...Read More | |||
| SEXual Harassment... The BIG Issue in the Workplace, part 2 | 12/19/2005 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Jamie Charter, M.S., CPDM This article is the second in a series on a topic of great importance, sexual harassment. My motivation in writing this article series is concern about California law, AB 1825, requiring sexual harassment training for supervisors by January 1, 2006. ...Read More | |||
| SEXual Harassment... The BIG Issue in the Workplace, part 1 | 12/04/2005 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Jamie Charter, M.S., CPDM This is the first in a series of articles on this important subject. Through this article series, we will discuss sexual harassment, what it is, what it is not, some strategies, and work toward instituting measures to ensure that the workplace is a safe and re...Read More | |||
| Scaffold Law Applies to Worker On Break | 12/03/2005 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| CONSTRUCTION WORKER IS COVERED BY SCAFFOLD LAW FOR FALL FROM SIDEWALK BRIDGE DURING HIS LUNCH BREAK Morales v. Spring Scaffolding, Inc., NYLJ 10/17/05 (1st Dept 2005) This appeal presented the question of whether a construction worker injured in an on-site accident is cover...Read More | |||
| SJDB Vouchers News, FAQs | 12/03/2005 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| SJDB Voucher Information At a CWCI Return-to-Work Committee meeting on November 29th, Otis Byrd confirmed that he has been designated by the Administrative Director as the DWC official responsible for resolving disputes regarding the SJDB voucher. Requests for dispute resolution ...Read More | |||
| Study: Shock Wave Therapy Effective for Epicondylitis | 11/07/2005 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| A recent study published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery has concluded that low-dose shock wave therapy without anesthetic is a safe and effective treatment for chronic lateral epicondylitis.Epicondylitis, more commonly referred to as t...Read More | |||
| Sanchez, Strong and Modern Apportionment | 11/05/2005 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| by "Jake" JacobsmeyerThe Workers' Compensation Appeals Board has issued decisions in two cases which are virtual twins of each other. The cases however involve somewhat different factual situations and distinct legal issues and therefore are more in the form of "fraternal twins" than "ident...Read More | |||
| SJDB vouchers - More FAQs | 10/08/2005 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Alan Leno The injured worker has PD and accepts an offer of modified work. Before one year elapses, he is terminated for cause. Is he now entitled to a voucher under L.C. section 4659.6(a)? The Labor code requires the modified job to last for one year but does that r...Read More | |||
| Substantial Evidence of Causation Apportionment - 3 | 09/24/2005 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| The following is the third of a three part series of a medical-legal analysis on the new apportionment rules by Pamela W. Foust. The first part reviewed the recent Escobedo decision, the second part reviews the legal standard of "substantial evidence" and this third and final part looks at ...Read More | |||
| Social Security, Settlements and Taxes - be Forewarned | 09/11/2005 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| On occasion, users of the WorkCompCentral Forums post items of importance to the general population. Such an instance occurred with an injured worker from South Carolina recently involving the tax implications of receiving Social Security disability and a workers' compensation settlement.Whi...Read More | |||
