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| 0 | | | 0 | |  | Claude S. Munday, Ph.D., on Issues in Apportionment in Psychiatric Cases and California Workers' Compensation
California workers ' compensation professionals are dealing with the changes mandated by SB899 that have been further modified or clarified (to a degree) by the Escobedo decision [ Escobedo v. Marshalls, CNA Insurance Co., 70 Cal. Comp. Cases 604, WCAB en banc , April 19, 2005]. This expert commentary, written by Claude S. Munday, Ph.D., focuses on the key tenets of the Escobedo decision, anBy Claude S. Munday, Ph.D
Board of Directors of the Brain Injury Association of California Create an account or login to post comments. Continue reading >> |
| 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | |  | Dr. Jennifer Christian On ACOEM's New Work Disability Prevention Guideline
Physicians see devastating psychological, medical, social, and economic effects caused by unnecessarily prolonged work disability and loss of employability. They also see wasted human and financial resources and lost productivity. The physicians who developed the American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) work disability prevention guideline know that many missed work dayBy Jennifer Christian, M.D.
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| 0 | |  | Peter M. Sweeny on Wainwright v. Newport News
Virginia’s one major seaport is in its Tidewater Region. Industry and commerce center around Hampton Roads, which is home to one of the largest naval bases in the world as well as major civilian shipping industries. Workers’ compensation practitioners in the Tidewater who represent injured workers are often faced with dual jurisdiction: the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act [Va. Code § 65.2-1 et seq.], and the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers’ ComBy Peter M. Sweeny
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| 0 | |  | Merle C. Rabine on Recent California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board Panel Decisions
Recent interest in California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board panel decisions has been fueled by continuing uncertainty of interpretation of parts of Senate Bill 899 and by discussion and debate on the Internet. This commentary, written by Merle C. Rabine, the past Chairman of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, examines recent panel decisions, one involving "overlap" between factors of disability in the 1997 and 2005 Permanent Disability Rating Schedules, and the othBy Merle C Rabine
Attorney & Former Commissioner, California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board Create an account or login to post comments. Continue reading >> |
| 0 | |  | Paul L. Salafia On NH Statutory Changes Re Employees v. Independent Contract
The New Hampshire Legislature has recently adopted statutory changes that will govern whether an employee is in fact an employee, or an independent contractor, for the purposes of workers’ compensation benefits. The new criteria will also be determinative in issues regarding employment, payment of wages, whistle blower protection, and minimum wage issues. This commentary, written by Paul L. Salafia, a shareholder of Divine Millimet, examines the impact of the present legislaBy Paul L. Salafia
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| 0 | | | 0 | |  | Levine on Medical Specialists in Workers' Compensation, California Implications
Medical specialists’ willingness to accept workers’ compensation patients has been trending downward in a number of states over the past 10 years. This is due to two major factors: increased regulatory burdens and declines in specialist fees. This commentary, written by Dr. Steven E. Levine, a board certified internist and neurologist at UCLA Medical Center, examines these trends and the implications for several states, particularly for California. Dr. Levine predicts that a thoroBy Steven E. Levine, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Create an account or login to post comments. Continue reading >> |
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Significant changes have occurred in the Georgia workers' compensation law in 2007 through legislation passed by the Georgia General Assembly and signed into law by the Governor, through the revision by the State Board of Workers' Compensation of its Rules & Regulations, and through decisions by the Supreme Court of Georgia and the Court of Appeals of Georgia. This commentary was written by Richard C. Kissiah, who practices almost exclusively in the field of workers' compensation law and By Richard C Kissiah
Managing Partner, Kissiah & Lay Create an account or login to post comments. Continue reading >> |
| 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | |  | Embry on Crossing the Jensen Line and Coppola v. Logistec Connecticut, Inc.
In Coppola v. Logistec Connecticut, Inc ., 283 Conn. 1, 925 A.2d 257 (2007), the Connecticut Supreme Court reversed the Connecticut Workers' Compensation Commission and ruled that the state has concurrent jurisdiction with the federal government over certain claims involving injuries incurred on navigable waters. This commentary, written by Stephen C. Embry, a past chairman of the American Trial Lawyers Section on Workers' Compensation, examiBy Stephen C Embry
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| 0 | |  | Levy on Applying Defense Base Act to Civilian Employees Injured Overseas
Hostilities in Eastern Europe, Afghanistan, and most recently Iraq and other countries in the Middle East have caused many employers concern and uncertainty over workers’ compensation exposures to employees working in those parts of the world. This commentary, written by Roger A. Levy, who is Of Counsel to Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi, San Francisco, and specializes in the defense of cases brought under the Longshore and Harbor Workers'By Roger A Levy
Partner, Laughlin Falbo Levy & Moresi Create an account or login to post comments. Continue reading >> |
| 0 | | | Merle C. Rabine on Recent California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board Panel Decisions
Recent interest in California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board panel decisions has been fueled by continuing uncertainty of interpretation of parts of Senate Bill 899 and by discussion and debate on the Internet. This commentary, written by Merle C. Rabine, the past Chairman of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, examines recent panel decisions on expert Diminished Future Earning Capacity (DFEC) testimony and outpatient surgery centers' burden of proof regarding the reasonableneBy Merle C Rabine
Attorney & Former Commissioner, California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board Create an account or login to post comments. Continue reading >> |
| 0 | | | 0 | |  | Doug McCoy on the Closing of the Georgia Subsequent Injury Trust Fund
On July 1, 2006, the Georgia legislature closed the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund to new claims. Doug McCoy concludes in part that insurance carriers and third party administrators must reexamine their inactive claims, especially those in which impairment existed prior to the work-related injury, and seek recovery prior to the statutory deadline in order to properly serve employers and avoid potential liability. Contrary to the opinions of many claim handlers and recovery consultants, though, By Doug McCoy
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