Industry Insights
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Geaney: Judge Can Order Petitioner to Reimburse Employer Following Reversal | 10/05/2020 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| What happens when an order is entered against an employer to pay a workers’ compensation award and then respondent appeals the decision? Does respondent have to pay benefits pending appeal? ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Essential Workers Legislation: What It Means and What It Does Not Mean | 09/17/2020 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| On Sept. 14, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed S2380 dealing with COVID-19 and essential workers in respect to workers...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: SB 1159 Presumption? Well, That's Disputable | 09/15/2020 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The talk of the town, as it were, is the Legislature’s passage of Senate Bill 1159, which codifies Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order and expands upon it ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Update on Essential Workers, Hand and Foot Bills | 09/14/2020 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Many readers have asked about the status of two very significant bills affecting New Jersey workers’ compensation practice. The bills are ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: The Crucial Importance of Investigating Subsequent Accidents | 09/02/2020 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Workers’ compensation claims professionals know how important it is to ask about prior injuries in workers’ compensation. That information can bear directly on causation and will often lead to credits at the time of settlement. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Post-C&R Voucher Obligations | 08/26/2020 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I bring you the panel decision in the case of Juan Quinonez v. Bodega Latina Corporation. Therein, the parties had reached a compromise and release agreement, but apparently the C&R did not cover the issue of the Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit voucher, which th...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Respondents Can Reopen Cases, Too | 08/10/2020 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Employers and workers’ compensation professionals are very familiar with reopener petitions or applications for modification of awards. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: COVID Presumption Inching Forward | 07/29/2020 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The state Assembly Insurance Committee was scheduled today to hear testimony regarding SB 1159, the proposed legislation codifying Gov. Gavin Newsom’s COVID-19 presumption executive order. Apparently, this has now been postponed until Aug. 11. However, all signs poi...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Court Upholds Right of Employer to Pursue Subrogation | 07/27/2020 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| One of the most significant cases for employers in many years is N.J. Transit Corp. v. Sanchez. This decision ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: The Shrinking Limits of Telemedicine | 07/24/2020 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Odds are pretty good that you’re getting at least some reports reflecting primary treating physician visits through telemedicine. Sometimes it’s a phone conversation. Sometimes it’s a videoconference. ...Read More | |||
