Employers’ AB 685 Compliance Guide
- November 17th, 2020
- Lauren Zalona
- No comments
With the passage of California Senate Bill 1159 and Assembly Bill 685, employers will now play a central role in the fight against the spread of COVID-19. They are saddled with new responsibilities which have in the past, been borne…
COVID-19 Presumption Expired: Now What?
- July 7th, 2020
- Tom Richard
- No comments
Sunday, July 5, 2020 was the last day of the COVID-19 presumption of workers’ compensation injury created by Executive Order N-62-20. The Order has not yet been extended. There is pending legislation on COVID-19, including SB1159, which would codify the…
Subrogation in the News
- July 3rd, 2020
- Tom Richard
- No comments
Workers’ Compensation subrogation was in the news recently when RTGR Law’s head of Subrogation and Employment Law, Tom Richard, was quoted by KTVU news regarding a subrogation claim for $142,000 filed in federal court. About Subrogation: Under California law, an…
Tom Richard will present a COVID-19 program at CALPELRA’s Annual Conference
- June 16th, 2020
- Tom Richard
- No comments
RTGR Law’s Managing Partner, Tom Richard, will present a continuing education program entitled: COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation Claims & Litigation Update, as one of over 75 sessions offered at this year’s CALPELRA Annual Training Conference. This year, due to restrictions on large…
Does the COVID-19 Presumption create Employer 3rd Party liability?
- June 4th, 2020
- Tom Richard
- No comments
Employers are asking if Executive Order N-62-20, which creates the COVID-19 Presumption of workplace injury, will inadvertently open employers up to personal injury lawsuits from 3rd parties, who claim to have contracted the disease from an infected employee. The Order…
Apportionment Wins: Court of Appeal limits Hikida case
- May 28th, 2020
- Tom Richard
- No comments
On May 27th, the 6th District Court of Appeal published an important decision in the matter of County of Santa Clara v. WCAB (Justice), which narrowed the Hikida holding significantly. The case is a win for California employers. You can…
COVID-19 Presumption created by Executive Order
- May 6th, 2020
- Tom Richard
- No comments
EXECUTIVE ORDER N-62-20 was issued by the Governor on May 6, 2020. The Order creates a rebuttable presumption of COVID-19 injury under limited circumstances. The presumption expires on July 5, 2020. The Executive Order applies to any employee, not just…
Managers and Supervisors Can Attend Psyche Depositions
- May 1st, 2020
- Tom Richard
- No comments
A WCAB panel affirmed the right of employer representatives to be present at depositions in psyche injury claims. In a recent panel decision, the WCAB held that a claimant’s direct manager or supervisor can attend the applicant’s deposition, as opposed…
Bill Armstrong to speak at CSIA’s Special COVID-19 Webinar
- April 21st, 2020
- Tom Richard
- No comments
RTGR Law’s Senior Partner, the preeminent Bill Armstrong, is the keynote speaker at the California Self-Insurers Association (CSIA) Webinar on Tips for Managing California WC Claims in the World of Executive Orders. Bill will share insights and tips on how…
Now Available On-Demand 24/7: Continuing Education Webinars
- March 28th, 2020
- Tom Richard
- No comments
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…