Industry Insights
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Paduda: Hey, Legislators, Don't Do Stupid Stuff | 05/26/2020 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 558 | 0 | |||
| Four months into the COVID pandemic, early data show workers’ comp insurers are doing the right thing. ...Read More | |||
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Barthel and Kamin: Multiple Employers Over 14 Days (Who's Liable?) | 05/22/2020 | |
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| By: Donald R. Barthel and John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 511 | 0 | |||
| Per Gov. Gavin Newsom's recent executive order, issued on May 6, employees who have a positive test result or diagnosis of COVID-19 within 14 days of performing work somewhere other than home at the direction of the employer may enjoy a broad rebuttable presumption that the infection is ...Read More | |||
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VanDillen: The Pandemic Is Leveling Out. Now What? | 05/21/2020 | |
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| By: Linda VanDillen | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 419 | 1 | |||
| Our employees may have become deconditioned over the past three months. According to a WebMD article regarding a Danish study on healthy aging, it takes just two weeks of physical inactivity for those who are physically fit to lose a significant amount of their muscle strength. ...Read More | |||
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Anders: Federal Court Rules on Plaintiff's Refusal to Provide SSN | 05/20/2020 | |
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| By: Dan Anders | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 2846 | 0 | |||
| A federal magistrate judge got a full education in Section 111 mandatory insurer reporting when a plaintiff refused to provide his Social Security number in a liability settlement with the State of Rhode Island. ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Dismissal Violates Petitioner's Due Process Rights | 05/19/2020 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 315 | 0 | |||
| In the past few years, there have been several unreported cases in which the Appellate Division has found a violation of the due process rights of a respondent. ...Read More | |||
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DuVall: Battling Fraud During a Pandemic | 05/18/2020 | |
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| By: A.D. DuVall | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 709 | 0 | |||
| As my 10-year-old kicked off week nine of distance learning from home and I entered my fourth month as deputy executive director of the coalition, I've had a prime opportunity to reflect on the extraordinary circumstances the world is confronting at the moment. ...Read More | |||
| Paduda: NCCI — Quick Hits, a Deeper Dive, and a Critique | 05/15/2020 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 359 | 0 | |||
| Apologies for not getting this out sooner; wanted to wait until I heard back from NCCI on a couple items. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: A Good Way to Make a Bad Impression | 05/14/2020 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 303 | 0 | |||
| Chances are that before you meet your mediator for the first time, you will submit your mediation brief. Your brief is usually the first opportunity to dazzle the reader with your well-honed points and skillful rhetoric. ...Read More | |||
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Gurvey: All Injured Workers Getting the Shaft Because of Newsom's COVID-19 Executive Order | 05/13/2020 | |
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| By: Alan Gurvey | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 749 | 0 | |||
| There has been a lot of discussion in the media regarding Gov. Gavin Newsom’s COVID-19 executive order that creates a rebuttable presumption for all employees who contract coronavirus and claim it is due to work. ...Read More | |||
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Duff: Desperate Litigation in the Meatpacking Industry | 05/12/2020 | |
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| By: Michael C. Duff | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 411 | 0 | |||
| I have had a couple of inquiries in the last few days about lawsuits filed by employees against meatpacking plants. ...Read More | |||
