Industry Insights
| Documenting Employment Discrimination | 06/03/2006 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| WC Claim filed by the employer? Then the EE needs to diary his employment agreement with the ER regardless of whether any agreement was set forth in writing, or just a verbal agreement sealed with a handshake, diary experiences supporting the employment agreement, list any witnesses to th...Read More | |||
| Does Date Of Knowledge Matter? | 04/08/2006 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| The following is an adaptation of an ongoing thread in the California Injured Workers Forum at www.workcompforums.com. The original has been edited for spelling and grammar. Question: Does the date an applicant suspects his/her pain is as a result...Read More | |||
| Does An Insurance Carrier Have A Right To A Hearing In A Medical Dispute? | 04/08/2006 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By John D. Pringle, Law Offices of John Pringle The Senate Select Interim Committee on Workers' Compensation reported (hereinafter Report) to the 79th Legislature that concerns were expressed about the length, cost and "hassle" of the medical dispute resolution appeal process to the State...Read More | |||
| Distinctions in Return to Work Requirements | 03/25/2006 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| The following is an adaptation of an ongoing thread in the California Injured Workers Forum at www.workcompforums.com. The original has been edited for spelling and grammar. It is a common misconception that an injured worker can be either temporarily t...Read More | |||
| Dykes Becomes Final - What it Means | 03/11/2006 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| by 'Jake' Jacobsmeyer In a move that is sure to bring joy to the hearts applicant attorneys throughout the state and gloom to the employer and insurance communities, particularly the self insured employer and public entity community (who tend to have more stable long term work forces), th...Read More | |||
| Defrocked Attorneys are Less Than Lay Representatives | 02/25/2006 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Recently, the Fourth District of the California Court of Appeals indicated that laypeople are authorized to represent parties before state administrative agencies, such as the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB). However, the court decided that a "defrocked" attorney (one who is disbarred, s...Read More | |||
| Dealing with Workers' Compensation Fraud - Part 2 | 12/31/2005 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| This is the second and final part of this article series for the claims adjuster on how to deal with workers' compensation fraud by Dennis Knotts. THE ROLE OF THE CLAIMS ADJUSTER: The role of the claims adjuster is to minimize the effects of the injury. This requires minimizing...Read More | |||
| Dealing with Workers' Compensation Fraud | 12/17/2005 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| by Dennis KnottsBACKGROUND: The California Workers' Compensation Industry has gone through two fraud crisis. The first was approximately from 1985 through 1992. The second ran from 1997 and is currently [2005] coming under control. The first Fraud Crisis dealt with the ...Read More | |||
| Does the New 5814 Enforce an Old 5814 Award? | 11/20/2005 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| The following article by York McGavin first appeared in the WorkCompCentral Professional Forums as a question and answer post. Because of the novelty of the topic discussed, It is reproduced here with minor editing:BACKGROUND: Injured Worker (IW) sustains injury long ago an...Read More | |||
| Diggle and the Effect of En Banc Opinions | 11/05/2005 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| by "Jake" JacobsmeyerThe Workers' Compensation Appeals Board issued a decision which it has identified as a "significant panel decision"* in the case of Wilma Diggle v. Sierra Sands Unified School District, et al. The WCAB has provided guidance to the industry on the effect...Read More | |||
