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Workers Comp COVID-19 Numbers Are In -- Think Again

• 08/14/20

Workers Comp COVID-19 Numbers – The System Does Not Work That Way  Many prognosticators and the press have all rushed to publish or make sense of any Workers Comp COVID-19 numbers including claim ...
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Hospital Workers Proven Exposed to Airborne COVID Virus

• 08/14/20

Proving causal relationship in a health worker COVID occupational disease claim has just been bolster by a recent report associating SARS-CoV-2 in aerosols in disease ...
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Texas Mutual and VFIS of Texas award $500K in grants to EMS organizations

• 08/14/20

Across the state, first responders are taking care of Texans each and every day. We recognize their dedication to protecting and strengthening our communities, especially during these unprecedented times. ...
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Certain Businesses Thrive during the COVID-19 Pandemic

• 08/14/20

2020 has been a challenging year for businesses in a variety of industries. Smaller, independent companies were hit especially hard, with the COVID-19 pandemic causing in statewide shutdowns across the ...
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Overcoming the COVID-19 Presumption: Latency, AOE/COE, and Proximate Cause Defenses

• 08/13/20

By: Brenna Hampton (Office Managing Partner - San Diego), Kelsey Paddock (Partner - San Francisco), Richard Berryhill (Attorney - San Francisco), Bill Davis (Attorney - Santa Rosa)California has a long ...
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DELAWARE: Should Have Hired Landscapers: Activities During Gap In Treatment Doom Causation Arguments

• 08/13/20

WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW: Should Have Hired Landscapers: Activities During Gap In Treatment ?Doom Causation ArgumentsClaimant was injured in a compensable work accident in 2013 involving the low back and ...
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CA DWC and WCAB Continue to Expand Hearing Options at the District Offices

• 08/13/20

San Francisco, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) and Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) continue to improve their ability to hold hearings during ...
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Claim counts, COVID, and (premature) conclusions

• 08/13/20

We know a LOT about how COVID and the COVID economy are affecting workers’ comp – and that’s what Mark Priven and I will dive into next week as we discuss “Pandemic, Premiums and ...
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Capital Cities

• 08/13/20

LEAD STORY President Donald Trump signed four executive orders (EO) to extend federal enhanced unemployment benefits and potential limitations on housing evictions. The executive action comes ...
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