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Vol. 3, Issue 34

Find Solutions & Strategies                           August 20, 2012

Lawyer Dog CCYou Better Be Ready to Lawyer Up!
 
Somehow, somewhere, the Calif. workers' comp process has become lost
In This Issue
* LAWYER UP!
* REFORM BUZZ: Governor Brown supports reform bill
* NATIONAL CONFERENCE: Registration discount
* BLOG ROUND UP: Fraud, CCCs - death benefits
* NEWS HEADLINES: WCRIB to seek 12.6% rate increase
* NEW JOB POSTINGS
* eNEWSLETTER ARCHIVES

A Note From the Editor

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 lawyer up!

BriefcaseYou Better Be Ready to Lawyer Up! Most people involved with California's workers' compensation system would say that over the past twenty years, the process has become increasingly litigious. There can be little question that the issues have become increasingly technical. The workers' compensation practitioner now must contend with Utilization Review  issues, the American Medical Association's Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, not to mention the hyper technical arguments involved with the Panel Qualified Medical Evaluator process. Read more.

reform buzz

Workers Comp Reforms Ahead QuestionGovernor Jerry Brown signals his support for the 280-page comprehensive workers' compensation reform bill before the Legislature has acted on it. Read the story at the L.A. Times.

national workers' comp conference

LexisNexis has partnered with the National Workers' Compensation & Disability Conference®, November 7 - 9 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, to bring you a full set of LRP National Workers Comp Conference 2012 combinedenhanced legal sessions. Don't miss this opportunity to get firsthand insights from respected attorneys including Lex K. Larson, Robert G. Rassp, Jennifer C. Jordan and many more. Plus, you'll earn CLEs just by attending. Best of all, because of our partnership with the conference our members get a special discount: $320.00 off the conference's standard registration rate. You attend for only $975 by registering with Promo Code LNEN by Oct. 22.

LEXISNEXIS community BLOGS

Fraud SignWorkers' Comp Fraud Blotter: Hotel Employee Who Could Not Use a Restroom Without Assistance Was Able To Play Billiards. Read it

 

 

 

 

Cal Comp CasesPartially Dependent Applicant Limited to 25K Death Benefit: August  CCC Advanced Postings (8/15/2012). Lexis.com subscribers can read it.

neWS HEADLINES

CA: DIR Backs Comprehensive Workers Comp Reform Plan.

CA: CCWC Supports Comprehensive Workers Comp Reform Plan.

CA: Bickmore Risk Services Letter to Christine Baker Re Projected Impact of PD Changes.

CA: CAAA Says Workers Comp Reform Proposal Hurts Injured Workers.

CA: 45-Point Summary of Proposed Workers Comp Reform.

CA: Mark Webb Says Workers Comp Reform Proposal Far From Dead Despite Opposition.

CA: WCIRB to Recommend 12.6 Percent Pure Premium Rate Increase.

CA: WC Reforms Could Lower WCIRB's 12.6 Percent Pure Premium Rate.

CA: Gordon Gaines, Former WCAB Commissioner, Has Passed Away.

CA: Ninth Circuit Ruling Paves Way for Football Player Injuries in California.

CA: AB 2451 Would Create Taxpayer-Funded Life Insurance Policy for Public Safety Members.

CA: DWC to Host Electronic Filing Expo in San Diego Aug. 29.

California Ruling May Boost NFL's Shot at Concussion Coverage.

AIA Comments on Medicare Secondary Payer Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

AAJ Comments on Medicare Secondary Payer Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

NAIC CEO Terri Vaughan to Resign 1Q 2013.

NIOSH: New Study Analyzes Stress and Health in Law Enforcement.

job posting

Job Search CC 

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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enewsletter archives

ArchivesTake a deep dive into our past eNewsletters for 2012 and prior...warning - some links to articles may not work...report any linking problems to Robin.E.Kobayashi@lexisnexis.com.

August 13, 2012: Workers' Comp Reform: A Paradigm Shift?
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