Industry Insights
| Friedman: Telephonic Testimony at the WCAB — Pros and Cons | 06/26/2020 | ||
| By: Heywood G. Friedman | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 330 | 0 | |||
| The COVID-19 Pandemic is necessitating significant changes to the procedures for adjudicating California workers' compensation claims. The impracticality of “social distancing” in a courtroom setting has required applicants and employers to use technology such as telephonic attorn...Read More | |||
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Duff: Workers Win Preliminary Injunction on Public Nuisance Theory | 06/25/2020 | |
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| By: Michael C. Duff | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 220 | 0 | |||
| All the stars aligned for a worker-filed a public nuisance suit — at least, chapter one of the suit — the most important of which were probably that the case was b...Read More | |||
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Langham: Personal Attacks Unbecoming | 06/24/2020 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 181 | 0 | |||
| I recently read some interesting pleadings. These included verbiage that was harsh and untoward; it was not a display of professional behavior. ...Read More | |||
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George and Walls: We Are Open for Business. Now What? | 06/23/2020 | |
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| By: Kimberly George and Mark Walls | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 254 | 0 | |||
| Established continuity plans are an essential part of a business’ reopening in a post-COVID-19 world. Expectations for success continue to rise as more businesses reopen with safety as a top priority. With a growing list of resources and recommendations, many employers are wondering where t...Read More | |||
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Castillo: More Protections Needed | 06/22/2020 | |
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| By: Michael Castillo | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 241 | 0 | |||
| As California moves to reopen many parts of the economy — with some counties moving faster than others — more protections are needed for workers as they face new spikes in reported cases of COVID-19. ...Read More | |||
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Sandoval: Avoid Standing in the Intervention Line | 06/19/2020 | |
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| By: Katherine Sandoval | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 248 | 0 | |||
| When a person applies for college, there is a possibility of receiving one of three letters: admitted, wait-listed or rejected. ...Read More | |||
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Anders: CMS Provides Notices on Section 111 Reporting, Conditional Payment Processes | 06/18/2020 | |
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| By: Dan Anders | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 179 | 0 | |||
| The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has recently issued two notices, one pertaining to Section 111 mandatory insurer reporting and one relevant to Medicare conditional payment recovery. ...Read More | |||
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Langham: Rude Behavior Only Begets Regret | 06/17/2020 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 217 | 0 | |||
| A recent WorkCompCentral article caught my attention: "Fed Up With Rude Behavior to Sta...Read More | |||
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Duff: No Wonder They Want Immunity | 06/16/2020 | |
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| By: Michael C. Duff | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 240 | 0 | |||
| As I read through Michael Grabell, Claire Perlman and Bernice Yeung’s ...Read More | |||
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Young: Bark or Bite? | 06/15/2020 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 347 | 0 | |||
| One of the latest turns in the tussle over Assembly Bill 5 between California policymakers and Uber and Lyft is the action of the California Public Utilities Commission. ...Read More | |||
