LFLM is proud to share our new LFLM July 2020 Workers’ Compensation Newsletter Articles featured in this edition of the Newsletter are: Appellate Decision Limits Hikida; Allows Apportionment for Impairment Caused by Medical Treatment Written By: Abram M. Watts, Esq. of our LFLM-San Jose Office Discovery and Trial Practice in Era of COVID-19: A Guide for Navigating Recent Executive Orders And Their Impacts on Witness Testimony and Telemedicine Written By: Kristin L. Bergesen, Esq. of our LFLM-Sacramento Office Working […]
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Monthly Archives: July 2020
July 21, 2020 In the last several years, there has been an increase in the number of employers who offer a remote work environment (i.e., work from home). In fact, the numbers of employees working from home have increased by 140% since 2005, with as many as 4.3 million people in the United States working from home at least half the time. SmallBizGenius, 2019. The benefits of working from home can range from increased happiness and productivity of employees, to […]
July 21, 2020 Californians entered unchartered territory as the world encountered the global spread of COVID-19 in March 2020. Government officials, business owners, and individuals scrambled to implement regulations and develop new ways to conduct business and provide essential services, while still complying with safety and social distancing measures. In the workers’ compensation arena, we have seen changes to Board policies, discovery procedures, medical evaluations and treatment, and expansion of presumptions pertaining to employees infected with COVID-19. As we continue […]
July 21, 2020 In a recent case which is helpful to the defense bar, County of Santa Clara v. WCAB (Justice), the 6th District Court of Appeal limited the scope of the findings in the 2nd District Court’s previous holding in Hikida v. WCAB (2017) 12 Cal. App. 5th 1249. Justice clarified that apportionment to preexisting or non-industrial conditions can still apply to industrial disability where the treatment itself is the source of the disability. To review, Hikida created shockwaves […]
As the tide seems to shift on a daily basis with regard to the COVID-19 crisis, I want to assure you that we at Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi LLP are doing everything possible to care for our attorneys, employees, and the community at large. These are difficult times indeed. I want you to also know, however, that our commitment to protect the interests of our clients will never waiver, regardless of the difficulties we all face. LFLM is completely […]