Industry Insights
Grinberg: WCAB Finds 132a Violation in Post-C&R Termination | 08/03/2021 | ||
By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
What’s the average Labor Code 132a claim like? ...Read More | |||
Grinberg: Parts of WCAB Reopening in Person | 07/27/2021 | ||
By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The question that is asked over and over by every Californian, and, of course, every workers’ compensation practitioner, is if we are going back to “normal” and if so, then when? For well over a year now, every hearing has been either over the phone or via LifeSize, and alm...Read More | |||
Geaney: Long Drive for Lunch After Business Meeting Not Compensable | 07/22/2021 | ||
By: John H. Geaney | |||
State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Andrew Mackoff worked as a salesman and account manager for New Brunswick Saw Services. One of his duties was to travel to the company’s businesses for meetings and service calls. ...Read More | |||
Grinberg: AB 334 and Skin Cancer Presumption | 07/15/2021 | ||
By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
You know what? Sometimes, I'm in a situation where I just have to be the bad guy. Well, perhaps this is one of those situations because one of the pieces of legislation snaking its way through Sacramento is ...Read More | |||
Geaney: Respondent Prevails in Knee Claim | 06/28/2021 | ||
By: John H. Geaney | |||
State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
What happens when an injured worker gets a normal magnetic resonance image study after a work injury but later on a second MRI shows an operable tear? Can the findings on the second MRI be related back to the original injury? ...Read More | |||
Grinberg: Road to 100% PD Narrows | 06/15/2021 | ||
By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
It’s been a dizzyingly busy time to be in workers’ compensation, and I will endeavor to bring you a little slice of the goings-on. ...Read More | |||
Geaney: Serious Accident Following Annual Holiday Party Not Compensable | 06/14/2021 | ||
By: John H. Geaney | |||
State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
All too often, holiday parties end with some unfortunate injury. Is such an injury covered in workers’ compensation? It depends on the circumstances. ...Read More | |||
Grinberg: Court Dismisses Family COVID Suit | 06/01/2021 | ||
By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Remember that Kuciemba case I reported on a bit previously? Well, it didn’t work out so well for the plaintiffs. ...Read More | |||
George and Walls: The State of Mental Health in the Workplace | 05/26/2021 | ||
By: Kimberly George and Mark Walls | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Discussions around the impact of mental health and well-being in the workplace are frequent "Out Front Ideas With Kimberly and Mark" topics. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so we are offering our thoughts on the current state of mental health in the workplace. ...Read More | |||
Grinberg: WCAB Says Unauthorized Manner Is Still Compensable | 05/25/2021 | ||
By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Regular readers will know that it is truly a rare thing when I agree with a result that disfavors the defense but, well, here we are. ...Read More | |||