Workers' Compensation News
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Duff: Is Diva Limousine's Race-to-the-Bottom Suit Against Uber Coherent? | 10/23/2018 | |
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| By: Michael C. Duff | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 212 | 0 | |||
| The pattern has now become clear. The Uber strategy continues to be to shunt as many independent contractor suits into arbitration as possible, where it no doubt hopes they will be silently and favorably (or at any rate non-precedentially) resolved. ...Read More | |||
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Young: Fitzpatrick and 4662(b) | 10/22/2018 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 424 | 0 | |||
| The paths one chooses can make a big difference. That’s the ultimate takeaway from a September California Court of Appeal (Third Appellate District) decision, Departme...Read More | |||
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Kim: A Review of King v. CompPartners | 10/19/2018 | |
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| Source: David Kim | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 934 | 0 | |||
| In King v. CompPartners, the California Supreme Court held that the exclusive remedy provisions under California Labor Code § 3602(a) limit one’s ability to proceed outside t...Read More | |||
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Chechelnik: Importance of a Timely Objection | 10/18/2018 | |
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| Source: Alex Chechelnik | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 323 | 0 | |||
| One of the most litigated issues at the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board is the right to request a replacement panel when a physician is unable to schedule within the 60-day time frame. ...Read More | |||
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Goin: Type B Attending Physicians and Delegating Time Loss | 10/17/2018 | |
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| Source: Nathan R. Goin | |||
| State: OR | Segment: Top | 230 | 0 | |||
| Escalating medical costs, increased specialization and a growing demand for medical care within the United States has given rise to the pseudo-doctor, a medical practitioner who lacks the exact medical training of a physician but has the same approximate expertise for most routine issues tha...Read More | |||
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Snyder: The Phases of Mediation | 10/16/2018 | |
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| Source: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 288 | 0 | |||
| Like the moon, mediation proceeds in phases. Here’s a primer on what happens. ...Read More | |||
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Goldstein: When Does the Conditional Payment Clock Run Out? | 10/15/2018 | |
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| By: Jean S. Goldstein | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 268 | 0 | |||
| In MSPA Claims 1 v. Kingsway Amigo Ins. Co., the 11th Circuit addressed the appropriate application of the statute of limitations under the Medicare Secondar...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Chronic Opioids Can Be Solved | 10/12/2018 | |
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| Source: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 264 | 0 | |||
| That’s the key lesson from Oct. 3's session on dealing with legacy opioid claims at International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions' 104th convention in Virginia. ...Read More | |||
| Lynch: Nurses, Nursing Assistants and Back Injuries: 'Twas Ever Thus | 10/11/2018 | ||
| Source: Tom Lynch | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 260 | 0 | |||
| Lynch Ryan’s very first client was a Massachusetts community hospital where the experience modification factor was 2.77, primarily due to nursing and nursing assistant back injuries. The year was 1984, 86 years after Mrs. Robb’s ...Read More | |||
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Mahjoubi: Legislation Combats Fraud and Abuse in Lien Practices | 10/10/2018 | |
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| By: David F. Mahjoubi | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 466 | 0 | |||
| The California Legislature has taken additional steps to combat fraud and abuses in lien practices not resolved by SB 863. ...Read More | |||
