COVID-19 & Workers’ Comp FAQs
- March 30th, 2020
- Tom Richard
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The deadly COVID-19 virus has captured all our attention and has also generated many questions, including whether workers’ compensation laws cover someone claiming to have contracted the illness in the workplace. We’ve compiled employer questions about COVID-19 and our answers…
Now Available On-Demand 24/7: Continuing Education Webinars
- March 28th, 2020
- Tom Richard
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Watch any time from work or from home, on your computer, laptop, smartphone or mobile device. Follow the link for easy instructions: RTGR Law’s On-Demand Webinars Workers’ Comp Compensability of COVID-19: This intermediate level & timely program covers AOE/COE as…
RTGR Law: we are ready to help during the COVID-19 pandemic
- March 17th, 2020
- Tom Richard
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Dear Clients, Friends and Colleagues, We hope you are all coping well in these trying times. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, please be assured that RTGR Law LLP and all our attorneys and staff stand ready to answer your…
Residential Employee Status Expanded
- March 16th, 2020
- Tom Richard
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In the recent Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) panel decision of Arambul v. Alejandra Ortiz, the WCAB commissioners highlighted the significant changes made to Labor Code Section 3352(a)(8) and found that since the residential worker was contracted to work for…
Bill Armstrong to speak at CSIA 2020 Conference
- January 21st, 2020
- Tom Richard
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RTGR Law’s Senior Partner, the preeminent Bill Armstrong, will be speaking at the 2020 California Self-Insurers Association (CSIA) 2020 Employer Seminar & Annual Meeting & Education Conference on Tuesday, April 21st. Bill will update the attendees on recent cases and…
Tom Richard to speak at 2020 CalGovHR Conference
- January 21st, 2020
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RTGR Law’s Managing Partner, Thomas “Tom” Richard, will be speaking at the 2020 CalGovHR Conference & Expo being held March 11 – 13, 2020 in Sonoma, CA. Tom will update the attendees on recent cases and provide insights and strategies…
P.T.S.D. Presumption Webinar
- January 6th, 2020
- Tom Richard
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SB 542 took effect on January 1, 2020, creating a strong presumption of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (“PTSD”) injury for every Police Officer, Deputy Sheriff and Firefighter in California. RTGR Law will be presenting a live Webinar covering the new law…
Does AB 749 Prohibit C&R’s with Resignations?
- December 16th, 2019
- Tom Richard
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Update: In a recent unpublished 4th District Court of Appeal case, Kennedy v. MUFG Union Bank, it was held that a voluntary resignation as part of a workers’ compensation settlement warranted summary judgement in favor of the employer, in a civil case alleging wrongful termination…
RTGR Law Wins Appeal: A Status Conference is NOT a Trial
- October 31st, 2019
- Tom Richard
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RTGR Law LLP won an appeal at the WCAB overturning a discovery order issued by a WC judge in Oakland which violated our client’s due process rights. The WC judge issued the order on a contested set of facts at…
P.T.S.D. EPIDEMIC MAY BE COMING TO CITIES & COUNTIES
- October 3rd, 2019
- Tom Richard
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Governor Newsom signed into law SB 542 this week which creates a strong presumption of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (“PTSD”) injury for every Police Officer, Deputy Sheriff and Firefighter in California, starting on January 1, 2020. First responders must be employed…