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The State of Private Self-Insureds
Claim volume fell in 2009, average claim costs rose sharply
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California Private Self-Insured Claim Volume Fell in 2009, But Average Claim Costs Continued Up, by California Workers' Compensation Institute. Private self-insured employers in California reported 10,463 fewer work injury claims in 2009 - a claim count that was down 11.2 percent from 2008 -- but their aggregate claim costs fell just 4.1 percent as the average amount they paid per claim rose sharply according to new data issued by the California Office of Self Insurance Plans (OSIP). > Read more
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recent panel decisions - sneak preview |
Each week we report a few recent panel decisions that we're considering for the LexisNexis® services:
NOTE: This free eNewsletter reports only a handful of panel decisions each month. If you want notification of all 40 to 65 noteworthy panel decisions added each month to the Lexis database, please consider purchasing our new panel decisions reporter (see box below).
Temporary Disability; Amount of Benefit. WCAB held that, pursuant to LC 4661.5 as interpreted by Hofmeister v. W.C.A.B., applicant was entitled to retroactive temporary disability indemnity payable at rate in effect at time retroactive payments were made, and that WCJ misconstrued plain language of LC 4661.5 by awarding temporary disability at rate in effect at time payments of temporary disability were initially made at incorrect rate based on her finding that, because applicant had previously received partial temporary disability payments, LC 4661.5 was not applicable. See Jusufbegovic panel decision.
Jurisdiction; Out-of-State Injuries. WCAB held that it had no jurisdiction over professional football player's claim to extent injuries occurred while he was employed under a second contract by Houston Texans and by New York Giants, when he was not a California resident at time he entered into employment contracts with these teams, contracts for hire were not made in California nor was he regularly employed in California, and fact that his sports agent who helped negotiate contracts lived in California did not provide sufficient nexus to confer jurisdiction. See Ioane panel decision. |
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BLOG ROUND UP |
Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter 9/23/2010 - recent arrests, charges, convictions, investigations. Read it.
California Compensation Cases September Advanced Postings 9/22/2010. Read it.
California Compensation Cases September Advanced Postings 9/20/2010. Read it.
Shift Work Sleep Disorder. Shift work sleep disorder, also called shift work disorder, is a circadian rhythm sleep disorder characterized by symptoms of tiredness, fatigue, difficulty sleeping and excessive daytime sleepiness. Shift work sleep disorder can lead to accidents and injuries at work as well as errors in judgment and absenteeism. Unlike other circadian rhythm sleep disorders, shift work sleep disorder is an occupational hazard and resolves completely with a switch to a regular daytime schedule. Read it. |
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judges in the news |
> Judge Majorie Fireman of the Los Angeles District Office will retire at the end of September 2010. |
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enewsletter archives |
Take a deep dive into our past eNewsletters for 2010...warning - some links to articles may not work...report any linking problems to Robin.E.Kobayashi@lexisnexis.com.
September 20, 2010
September 13, 2010
September 7, 2010
August 30, 2010
August 23, 2010
August 16, 2010
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June 1, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103428836972.html
May 24, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103424392153.html
May 17, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103406552817.html
May 10, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103375976783.html
May 3, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103353063934.html
April 26, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103330236374.html
April 19, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103299190031.html
April 12, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103274786037.html
April 5, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103253375187.html
March 29, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103221393952.html
March 22, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103194496278.html
March 15, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103158082746.html
March 8, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103143755983.html
March 1, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103099894039.html
February 22, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103073800750.html
February 16, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103029296112.html
February 9, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1102999766740.html
February 2, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1102970190663.html
January 26, 2010
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