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Published September 21, 2020
Key Highlights of the COVID Presumption Law
Senate Bill 1159 and AB 685 stand to be a huge consideration in workers’ compensation cases due to COVID-19. Please review our “Key Highlights of the COVID Presumption Law,” and contact us if you have questions about what the law means for you.
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Published September 9, 2020
Aaron Hemmings and Jerry Remple Present “Good Faith Personnel Action Defense”
SRTK Shareholders Aaron Hemmings and Jerry Rempel presented “Good Faith Personnel Action Defense” on September 9th, 2020 as part of the Valley Industrial Claims Association (VICA) three-day virtual “Summer Circus” webinar event. The event provided participants with the opportunity to earn up to 6 hours of MCLE and CEU across the six individual programs.
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Published August 27, 2020
Legislative Update: Amended COVID-19 Presumption Bills Remain Under Review as California Senate Closes Due to Coronavirus
The three bills under review to establish workers’ compensation presumptions for COVID-19 cases are still pending discussion, with more proposed amendments expected and negotiations anticipated to continue leading up to closure of the legislature’s 2020 session on Monday, August 30th. Discussion of the bills stalled when Wednesday’s floor session was canceled and the Senate closed temporarily due to a member testing positive for COVID-19.
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“Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.” ~ Ovid
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Published September 17, 2020
Gov. Newsom Signs SB1159 Into Law, Creating COVID-19 Presumption for Workers’ Compensation
Governor Newsom has now signed SB1159 into law, as anticipated, creating a rebuttable presumption of compensability for COVID-19 cases. An urgency measure, the law goes into effect immediately.
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Published September 9, 2020
California DWC and WCAB Further Expand Hearing Options to Include Lien Trials
California’s Department of Industrial Relations announced today that judges will resume hearing a limited number of lien trials beginning on September 14th.
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Published September 1, 2020
California Senate Sends SB 1159 Coronavirus Presumption Bill to Governor Newsom for Signature
The legislature’s passage of the bill through both houses in the final hours of the legislative session sends the urgency measure to the governor’s desk, where it will take effect upon his signature.
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