Industry Insights
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Kamin: The Lien Statute of Limitations | 12/08/2022 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The first and arguably easiest thing a defendant should do when evaluating any lien is to determine whether it was timely filed within the statute of limitations. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: General and Special Employers | 11/29/2022 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Nothing can quite turn a straightforward-looking case into a mess like a confusing mix of general and special employers all on a single work site. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: Reminder: Check to See if Liens Are Stayed or Dismissed | 11/16/2022 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The fact that the Division of Workers’ Compensation suspended 178 medical providers during the first eight months of 2022 serves as a fresh reminder that when negotiating lien settlements, defendants should be checking to see if specific liens are stayed or dismissed. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: Transition to E-Hearings Means Faster Lien Resolutions | 11/14/2022 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The transition of the modern-day lien conference into electronic hearings has transformed the lien conference from an all-day event with lots of wasted time into a more streamlined hearing that can be incredibly efficient for all parties involved. ...Read More | |||
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Kwong and Mendoza: Steps to Prevent and Combat Poorly Written Med-Legal Reports | 08/26/2022 | |
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| By: Joanna Kwong and Jesse Mendoza | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board must ground its decisions in substantial evidence. We practitioners must review medical-legal reports and any doctor’s depositions to ensure the medical record, when read as a whole, constitutes substantial evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: Yes, Employer Reps Are Always Allowed at Depositions | 08/19/2022 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Despite what you may have heard, it’s been well-established for years that an employer representative can sit in on the deposition of an applicant, thanks to a well-known panel decision on the topic. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: Psych Cases: Return to Work Should Lower PD | 07/12/2022 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| When conducting discovery in psych cases, it’s important to make sure that medical evaluators are completely aware of any return to work and attempts to return to the workplace after the initial date of injury when evaluating impairment. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: Unpopular Bills Pass Initial Deadline, but Still Have a Long Way to Go | 06/14/2022 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Four bills that could raise costs for California employers, administrators and carriers passed key votes in the California Legislature with an upcoming gubernatorial election pending in the background. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: Derivative Injuries Update | 05/25/2022 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The California Supreme Court has had a flurry of activity on derivative injury cases lately, largely thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: Per Diems and Reimbursements in AWW Calculations | 04/11/2022 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| When doing average weekly wage calculations, it can quickly get complicated when deciding whether per diems and reimbursements should be included. ...Read More | |||
