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Find Solutions & Strategies August 6, 2012 |
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 Causation of Injury vs. Causation of Disability
Recent cases highlight AOE/COE issues |
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Causation of Injury vs. Causation of Disability. The issue of causation has been a central theme in many recent cases. However, given that there are two types of legal causation in the world of workers' compensation, it's easy for people to get confused. Causation of Injury deals with whether the injury arose out of employment and occurred in the course of employment (AOE/COE) and triggers the right to medical treatment if the cause is industrial. Causation of Disability deals with a determination of accurate permanent disability and apportionment between industrial and non-industrial factors. Read more. |
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 Here's a sneak preview of a recent noteworthy panel decision that will be added soon to the LexisNexis services:
Medical Provider Networks; Treatment Outside MPN. WCAB, reversing WCJ, ordered that lien claimant take nothing by way of its lien for medical treatment self-procured by applicant outside defendant's MPN, when WCAB found that letter sent by defendant notifying applicant that medical treatment would be provided through defendant's MPN and advising applicant regarding how to access MPN provider, was prima facie evidence of... read more.
Reminder: Be sure to check the subsequent history of a case before citing to it. |
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LEXISNEXIS community BLOGS | |
 Love It or Hate It: Medicare Secondary Payer Enforcement Is Here to Stay, by Jennifer C. Jordan, Esq. Read it.
 Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter: Cash Checking Scheme. Read it.
 WCAB Not Swept Away by Injured Worker's Argument for Housekeeping Services: August Advanced Postings (8/1/2012). Lexis.com subscribers can read it.
Claim for S&W Misconduct by Employer Not Time Barred. June CCC is now on lexis.com. Lexis.com subscribers can read it. |
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job posting |
Associate Attorneys and Legal and Billing Assistants (Mid-Wilshire): Workers' Compensation defense firm located in Los Angeles (mid-Wilshire) is seeking associate attorneys, paralegal, legal assistants who can assist in Lien Negotiations. Some experience preferred but willing to train. Also seeking assistant for payroll/accounting/billing department. Knowledge in Timeslips, Quickbooks a Plus, would do half day legal assisting work. Salary + Benefits include 401k, health and dental, parking, Profit Sharing. Please email your resume (PDF) at mdelacruz@hay-fel.com or via fax at 213-385-9511 Attention: Maribeth.
Workers' Compensation Attorneys: Unique opportunity to represent state special funds in administrative and civil litigation. The State of California, Department of Industrial Relations, Office of the Director Legal Unit is looking for attorneys with two or more years of workers' compensation experience to represent the Director before the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, and in the superior and appellate courts throughout Southern California. The ideal candidates should have excellent writing skills and some civil litigation experience. Please submit the following materials: (1) a State Examination/Employment Application (form STD 678, available on the State Personnel Board website: www.spb.ca.gov), (2) a resume, and (3) 2 writing samples (preferably briefs with a statement of facts and argument) to Hiring Coordinator, Office of the Director Legal Unit, 320 W. 4th Street, Ste. 600, Los Angeles, CA 90013 or to juribe@dir.ca.gov. DIR is an equal opportunity employer.
WC Defense Associate: Brea office of Goldman, Magdalin & Krikes, LLP seeks attorneys with minimum 5 years workers' comp defense experience, competitive salary & benefits. Submit in Word format cover letter, resume, salary history/requirements to dcaldarelli@gmklaw.com.
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