Industry Insights
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Burns: Job Abandonment and Off-Premises Injuries | 04/25/2022 | |
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| By: Michael P. Burns | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In the post-COVID workplace or job, particularly in states such as California, where there is a heavy technology industry, it is expected that remote work and hybrid workplace injuries will become more common as the economy readjusts. ...Read More | |||
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Duff: U.S. v. Washington No. 2 Post on the Oral Argument | 04/22/2022 | |
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| By: Michael C. Duff | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I have posted a recap of the Hanford oral argument on the SCOTUS blog: ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Gender Pay Disparity and Average Weekly Wage | 04/21/2022 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| OK, dear readers, pop quiz: How do you calculate temporary disability benefits for a full-time, regular employee? ...Read More | |||
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Fish: How to Know When You Need an Interpreter | 04/20/2022 | |
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| By: Mike Fish | |||
| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation recently adopted a set of guidelines to be utilized when an interpreter is used in a court proceeding. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: COVID 'Breathalyzer' Test Could Be Answer to Workplace Legal Issue | 04/19/2022 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Let’s talk COVID and technology. More specifically, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a "breathalyzer" test for COVID-19, which reportedly produces results in three minutes with a 91% accuracy rate. ...Read More | |||
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Duff: The Hanford Reservation and Disease Causation | 04/18/2022 | |
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| By: Michael C. Duff | |||
| State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I've been retained by the Supreme Court of the United States blog to do a preview, oral argument recap and eventual opinion analysis in the case U.S. v Washington that will be argued in the court this morning. The case is full of issues likely to be of interest to workers' compensati...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Moves and Implications | 04/15/2022 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Two things are happening that provide yet more evidence of rapid evolution in workers’ comp. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: More Genius Ideas From Sacramento | 04/14/2022 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| If writing blog posts about horrible proposed legislation were a full-time job, I would demand overtime pay after doing it for 32 hours per week. Does that sound like gibberish? Well, it should. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: The Adjusters' and Lawyers' Remote Mediation Secret | 04/13/2022 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| COVID-19 changed our lives in oh-so-many ways. Courthouses and government buildings shut, and we were forced to suddenly embrace virtual platforms like Zoom, GoToMeeting, WebEx and Microsoft Teams. ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Review of 'Workers' Compensation Emerging Issues Analysis' | 04/12/2022 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| For those readers who are interested in learning about current issues in workers’ compensation, I highly recommend the 2021 LexisNexis book entitled, “Workers Compensation Emerging Issues Analysis.” ...Read More | |||
