Workers' Compensation News
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Langham: Opioids and Credibility
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01/17/2020
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By: David Langham
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State: NJ | Segment: Top | 141 | 0
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The subject of narcotics was addressed by the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division in Martin v. Newark Public Schools. It is another of those cases that was not pu...Read More
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Castillo: An Unacceptable Reality
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01/16/2020
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By: Michael Castillo
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 159 | 0
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Fatal occupational injuries in California jumped to their highest level since 2008, rising to more than 400 deaths for the first time in nearly 10 years.
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Snyder: Dismissals, Rehires and Settlements
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01/15/2020
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By: Teddy Snyder
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 223 | 0
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A new California law effective Jan. 1 governs settlement agreement language regarding employment dismissals and rehires. An employer and employee can still agree that a settlement includes termination of employment, but the agreement cannot include language that the person is barred from re-...Read More
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Hesemann: 4 Keys to Online Safety Training
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01/14/2020
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By: Matt Hesemann
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 119 | 0
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While the traditional methods of in-person or classroom training will always have their place, obstacles related to geographic disparity, the emergence of telecommuting and other factors have added to the challenges faced by employers attempting to implement safety training across their organizat...Read More
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Doud: Are Saturdays Considered Working Days for Purposes of UR?
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01/13/2020
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By: John W. Doud
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 188 | 0
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A captain with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) sought authority for radiofrequency ablation to treat an accepted injury to his back. The applicant’s first request for treatment was received by Cal Fire’s utilization review company on Monday, M...Read More
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Castillo: Our 2020 Vision
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01/10/2020
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By: MIchael Castillo
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 175 | 0
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A new decade is upon us, and with it, new opportunities to improve California's workers' compensation system to better serve and protect the people for which it was created.
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Anders: 400-Week Statutory Cap on Care Limits MSAs
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01/09/2020
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By: Dan Anders
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State: GA | Segment: Top | 199 | 0
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Obtaining Centers for Medicare and Medicaid recognition of state statutory limitations on medical care in order to limit the Medicare set-aside allocation has always proven difficult, but not impossible.
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Grinberg: Calculating AWW in the Gig Economy
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01/07/2020
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By: Gregory Grinberg
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 345 | 0
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I'm well aware that with Assembly Bill 5 we might see the last days of Uber and Lyft — you know, those ventures that brought extra money and flexibility to drivers while making the rate of DUIs plummet in every city where they operated.
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