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Vol. 3, Issue 43

Find Solutions & Strategies                          October 22, 2012

SB 863 StarburstSB 863 Checklist & Reference Guide
 
Excerpted from The Lawyer's Guide to the AMA Guides and California Workers' Compensation 
In This Issue
* SB 863 CHECKLIST
* TOP 25 WC BLOGS
* POST-TERMINATION CLAIM
* NEWS: DWC SB 863 web pages
* BLOGS: Fraud, Home health care
* JOB POSTINGS
* eNEWSLETTER ARCHIVES

A Note From the Editor

  Robin Kobayashi Sept 2012    

Dear Work Comp Community:  
 

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sb 863 checklist & reference guide

Robert Rassp grayRobert G. Rassp, Esq. has written an SB 863 Checklist & Reference Guide for the upcoming 2013 Edition of The Lawyer's Guide to the AMA Guides and California Workers' Compensation (available Feb. 2013). We have made the checklist available here to help you decipher SB 863. Access here.

top 25 workers' comp blogs - 2012

Top Blog 2012Three Californians Honored by LexisNexis' Top 25 Blogs for Workers' Compensation and Workplace Issues - 2012. The LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Community has selected its 2012 honorees, which include blogs written by Robert G. Rassp, Julius Young, and Thomas M. DeBenedetto. These top blogsites contain some of the best writing out there on workers' compensation and workplace issues. They contain a wealth of information for the workers' compensation community with timely news items, practical information, expert analysis, practice tips, frequent postings, and helpful links to other sites. These blogsites also show us how workplace issues interact with politics and culture. Moreover, they demonstrate how bloggers can impact the world of workers' compensation and workplace issues. Read the list of honorees.

post-termination claim

Sneak PeekThis panel decision will be added soon to the LexisNexis services. 

 

Post-termination Claims. WCAB, reversing WCJ, held that applicant's claim for industrial injuries to her back, upper extremities, lower extremities, neck, head, neurological system, and psyche during period 1/1/2008 to 5/22/2009, was not barred by post-termination defense in LC 3600(a)(10), when applicant was not terminated but rather quit her job with two weeks' notice, and WCAB found that LC 3600(a)(10) does not apply to employee's who voluntarily quit their jobs, and fact that employer requested that applicant leave her employment prior to expiration of the two-week notice period did not convert applicant's voluntary resignation into a termination so as to justify application of LC 3600(a)(10). See De Jesus Flores panel decision.

neWS HEADLINES
LEXISNEXIS workers' comp community BLOGS

 

Fraud SignWorkers' Comp Fraud Blotter: Laundry Owners' Dirty Dealings With Employees Sends Them To Jail For 40 Days and 40 Nights.  Read it and other news stories.  

 

 

 

Cal Comp CasesInjured Worker's Spouse Entitled to $21,600 for Retroactive Home Health Care Services: October CCC Advanced Postings (10/16/2012). Lexis.com subscribers can read it.

job postings

Job Search CC 

Work Comp Defense Paralegal - Telecommuting (Northridge). Two solo practitioners representing employers and insurance companies seek legal secretary/paralegal with five or more years experience in the workers' compensation defense arena to work on an as-needed basis from home. Possible assignments would include drafting all types of letters (e.g., to applicant's attorneys, clients, physicians, and lien claimants), review of medical records, legal research, preparation of settlement analyses, administrative tasks, etc. The work assigned would range from the mundane to more complicated legal matters requiring experience and expertise, and case exposure would generally begin from case inception to case resolution, including the handling of liens. This position is perfect for someone looking for part-time work. If interested, please fax your resume and an hourly compensation request for consideration. Contact Jasmeen Ahdi Ubhi at jubhi.esq@gmail.com or (805) 813-8043.

 

Applicant's Attorneys. Law Offices of Ramin R. Younessi, an established mid-size plaintiff/applicant's employment and workers' compensation firm is seeking to add two additional attorneys to our vibrant and energetic team. Applicants must have at least 1 year of experience in actively handling workers' compensation matters and have the ability to manage two supporting paralegals. Excellent negotiation skills are a must. Come work with our dynamic team in a friendly and collaborative environment. Salary is very competitive and contains vacation, bonuses, standard mileage and cost reimbursements, cell phone, bar dues, health benefits, and most importantly long term job security. Please forward all of the following for consideration: Resume, salary history, and writing sample. Salary ranges from $100k to $160k. Contact: jobs@younessilaw.com.

 

Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). $4,674 to $10,477/month DOE. Litigate a variety of labor and employment matters at admin. and civil trial and appellate levels including, workers' comp., prevailing wage/public works, and public employment. Travel throughout SoCal may be required. Send a State Application (Form STD 678) with a resume and 2 recent writing samples to: DIR, Office of the Director - Legal Unit, Attn: Hiring Coordinator, 320 W. 4th Street, Ste. 600, Los Angeles, CA 90013, or by email to juribe@dir.ca.gov.

 

Associate Attorneys and Legal 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.

 

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