Industry Insights
| The Exclusion of Plaintiffs from Depositions | 08/26/2006 | ||
| By: Larry Rogak | |||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Larry Rogak Hanna v Graphic Arts Mut. Ins. Co., 2006 N.Y. Slip Op 51547(U) (Decided on May 17, 2006) (Supreme Court, Oneida County) (Julian, J.) The Plaintiffs suffered a fire loss on Dec. 5, 2003 at their property in Clayville, N.Y. The property and contents were ins...Read More | |||
| The Curve You Would Never Want To Have | 08/26/2006 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Jomar Almeda, M.D. Viewed from the front or back, the human spine forms one straight line. When viewed from the side, there is the normal characteristic lordotic (forward) curve of the cervical (neck), and lumbar (low back) spine and the kyphotic (backward) curve of the thoracic (upper b...Read More | |||
| The Safe Harbor Provision of Labor Code Section 5814(b) | 08/26/2006 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Jake Jacobsmeyer The Court of Appeals has ruled that Labor Code Section 5814(b)'s "safe harbor" provisions are applicable, regardless of whether the applicant or defendant discovers the delay in payment of benefits, as long as the other provisions of the section are met. In doing so the...Read More | |||
| This is Not a Dress Rehearsal | 08/12/2006 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Jamie Charter, MS, CPDM "Too often we become so consumed with how we spend our days that we lose track of how we are spending our lives". ~ Sally Warner I continue to be amazed at how fast time goes by. I remember being a kid and always looking forward to events, whi...Read More | |||
| The Immense Challenge of Employee/Employer Verification | 08/12/2006 | ||
| By: Peter Rousmaniere (Featured Columnist) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Peter Rousmaniere This posting is about a Rube Goldberg program being proposed to verify employer compliance at this time, without a satisfactory system in place. According to the ...Read More | |||
| The Care and Feeding of the Dove | 07/29/2006 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Jamie Charter, M.S., CPDM "Life's most persistent and urgent question is what are you doing for others?" (Martin Luther King Jr.) On September 13, 2001, after responding to an ad from our local native animal rescue group, I became the tender of some mourning doves. The n...Read More | |||
| The Workers' Comp Dimension of the Illegal Worker Controversy | 07/29/2006 | ||
| By: Peter Rousmaniere (Featured Columnist) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Peter Rousmaniere The political uproar about illegal immigrants continues, with worsening implications for employers of illegal workers and the workers compensation systems in many states. This article examines the connections between the rise of the illegal worker population, stresse...Read More | |||
| The Abuse Of Illegal Immigrants In The Aftermath Of Katrina | 07/15/2006 | ||
| By: Peter Rousmaniere (Featured Columnist) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| by Peter Rousmaniere A new study by researchers at Tulane University and the University of California, Berkeley reveals that undocumented workers are being abused even as they provide critical help to rebuild New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, the most costly natural disaster in America...Read More | |||
| The New Preauthorization Rule | 07/01/2006 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| On April 10, 2006, Workers' Compensation Commissioner Albert Betts adopted amendments to Rule 134.600, the Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) rule regarding preauthorization, concurrent review, and voluntary certification of health care. The adopted rule replaces the emergency rule adopted by ...Read More | |||
| The Fee Saga Continues: Lundy Affirmed | 07/01/2006 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| (But, as predicted in, it too is certified to the Supreme Court). Lundy v. Four Seasons, Ocean Grande Palm Beach, No.: 1D05-0109 (Fla. 1st DCA, 6/20/06) WHAT HAS HAPPENED: The First DCA has now rejected an attack on the constitutionality of the stat...Read More | |||
