Industry Insights
| SJDB Voucher -- FAQs | 02/06/2008 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Allan J. LenoThe employee has an injury on 4/21/05 resulting in surgery on 7/1/05 and an eventual PD rating of 6%. He is TTD until 8/21/05 and returns to modified duty on 8/22/05. The employee is released to full duty on 11/10/05 and is P&S on 1/5/06. My counterp...Read More | |||
| Scaffold fall no basis for summary judgment unless defect shown. | 11/16/2007 | ||
| By: Larry Rogak | |||
| State: NY | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Larry RogakFalling from scaffold, without showing of collapse or defect, does not entitle worker to summary judgment.Pisarcik v. Triboro Bridge & Tunnel Auth. 2007 N.Y. Slip Opinion 52154 (Unpublished) Decided on Oct. 30, 2007 by the Supreme Court, Queens County....Read More | |||
| SPJD, PD and RTW FAQs | 11/05/2007 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Allan Leno I know that there are some ways that we can get reimbursements from the State to pay for special equipment we have to provide when we accommodate someone and return them to work. Can h...Read More | |||
| SCIF, Blue Cross and the 'Silent PPO' | 10/27/2007 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| --By Reid Steinfeld and Richard BogganVirginia Woodruff worked as a hay bailer and tractor driver for Greenfield Trucking. In May 2002, she suffered life-threatening injuries as a result of an on the job accident. On at least two occasions, she required extensive surgery that was perform...Read More | |||
| Supervisor's Fall During Pre-Repair Inspection Does Not Qualify as Scaffold Law | 09/08/2007 | ||
| By: Larry Rogak | |||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Larry Rogak English v. City of New York 2007 NY Slip Op 06535 Decided on Sept. 4, 2007 Appellate Division, Second Department In this wrongful death action, plaintiffs appealed from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Solomon, J.)...Read More | |||
| Stop the Shenanigans! | 08/25/2007 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By David DePaolo The AMA Guides clearly state in the introduction that they are an impairment guideline and are to be used for the determination of compensation of the disabled. The editors of the Guides spend a lot of ink advising that their publication is inappropriate for determining h...Read More | |||
| Subrogating for More Than Your Lien | 08/11/2007 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Douglas W. Lehrer Imagine subrogating for damages an insurance carrier didn't pay for. What's more, imagine subrogating for and actually recovering more than the amount of the claim you paid. Amazingly, both scenarios are possible for subrogating workers' compensation carriers in Wiscon...Read More | |||
| Second Appellate Decision Published in Accord with Costco v. WCAB | 07/28/2007 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Jake Jacobsmeyer The 1st Appellate District has ordered publication of a prior decision in one of the many pending cases on the old vs. new PDRS issues. In Zenith Insurance Co v. WCAB (Azizi), the court had issued its decision in the latter part of June reversing a ...Read More | |||
| Slash Red Tape to Aid Rocky Flats Workers | 06/16/2007 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Denver Post Editorial Board A federal advisory committee charged with slicing through the red tape plaguing workers at the former Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant has labored long, only to bring forth a bureaucratic mouse. It's time for Congress to step in and help civilian...Read More | |||
| School's Out for Summer! Are You Ready for Vacation? | 06/16/2007 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| It's time to pack up the kids (and dog) and head out for that well-deserved vacation. Or, just suit up, and hit the pool. But, before we go, let's see what this semester's report card bears. Move to the head of the class (aka: use the new disability rating schedule) Sin...Read More | |||
