Blog
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Published January 31, 2017
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Published January 23, 2017
The Differing Types of Independent Medical Review – LC §4610 v. LC §4616
Independent Medical Review. Although the words appear clear, confusion exists in their application, depending upon the statute that is utilized.
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Published December 22, 2016
Addressing Fraud with New Legislation – SB 1160 and AB 1244
Numerous efforts were undertaken in years past to eliminate fraud from the workers’ compensation system.
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Published December 14, 2016
Telemedicine, can it work in California’s Workers’ Compensation System?
Many times, it’s difficult to tell the future when it comes to predicting the evolution of our ever evolving workers’ compensation system.
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Published December 6, 2016
Application for Adjudication of Claim
Sally Smith filed an Application for Adjudication of Claim alleging that she sustained an industrial injury to her psyche because she heard gossip in the work place that she had been having an extra-marital affair, that she’s a home-wrecker and a husband-stealer.
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Published November 30, 2016
Liars In Workers’ Compensation
For the past 18 months, Dalene Bartholomew of Probe Investigations and I have been presenting at conferences regarding deceit and fraud detection strategies. This article distills much of that presentation.
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Published November 30, 2016
Congratulations Jeff Stander
Join SRTK in sending congratulations to Jeff Stander who is retiring as a Shareholder after an amazing 34 years of service.
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Published October 31, 2016
Contribution vs. Reimbursement
There is a lot of confusion as to what is Contribution and what is Reimbursement, and of course what is the appropriate method of dispute resolution for each. By knowing what type of supplementary proceeding you are dealing with we can take the appropriate action to protect or even advance our client’s interests.
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Published October 23, 2016
Claims & Lost Wages – LC §132a
In the case of Victoria Lacheta v. Olympic Security Services (2014 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS 324), applicant prevailed in her wrongful termination claim against her employer; however, she failed to sustain her burden of entitlement to lost wages six years after the initial Findings and Award. This case poses two questions: (1) Does the … Continued
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