Industry Insights
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Grinberg: AB 133 to Extend Remote Appearances | 07/06/2023 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| I have made no secret of my support for remote proceedings for court appearances. Hearings conducted remotely have the general effect of reducing transmission of diseases, whether COVID-19 or the common cold, and everything in between. ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Recording and Taping IMEs in Workers' Compensation | 07/03/2023 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| The rules for recording and taping independent medical exams in New Jersey became much clearer with the June 15 New Jersey Supreme Court ruling in DiFiore v. Pezic. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Are Stray Bullets Compensable? | 06/29/2023 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Time for a somewhat literal blast from the past. This one is from September of 1947, the case of McPhail v. The Austin Company. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Farewell to Vocational Apportionment | 06/27/2023 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board has issued an en banc decision in the matter of Nunes v. State of California Department of Motor Vehicles, and it’s a doozy. ...Read More | |||
| Gelman: Defining Disability in the Era of COVID | 06/14/2023 | ||
| By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The definition of “disability” can be complicated in various occupational statutes. In a Law Against Discrimination (LAD) (N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 to -50) claim alleging the “perception of COVID” as a disability, the New Jersey Appellate Court declined to accept the plaintiff'...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: 'We Don't Do Emails' | 06/05/2023 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Have you ever asked opposing counsel for an email address only to be told, “We don’t do emails”? ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: WCAB Majority Adopts App Voc. Rehab Opinion | 05/25/2023 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Today’s post is on the split panel decision in Hernandez v. Ventura Post Acute. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: CWCI Reports on IMR Stats From 2022 | 05/23/2023 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| What is a pirate’s favorite part of California workers’ compensation? ...Read More | |||
| Grinberg: WCAB: Maybe Roommates Can Be Compelled to Sit for Deposition | 05/19/2023 | ||
| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Your humble blogger has the misfortune of reliving, frequently and without reason, some of his more awkward moments. Some as early as my formative years, some more recent. It’s never a pleasant experience and I would rather not — but awkward is as awkward does. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: AB 1213: Extra TD for IMR Overturns | 05/09/2023 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | |||
| I think if our dear friends and family members were to visit us in California, they would expect to see certain things. If they were here for a week without Sacramento trying to crush another swath of California’s businesses, they’d feel like they missed out. ...Read More | |||
