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Published April 20, 2020
Tim Kinsey Defeats Industrial Disability Retirement Claim
Tim Kinsey successfully defeated Applicant’s claim for a CalPERS Industrial Disability Retirement, saving the City of Anaheim over $1,000,000. The JAMS Judge concluded that because Applicant resigned before participating in Anaheim’s Mandatory Permanent Modified Duty program, he precluded the City’s ability to explore modified positions and therefore denied Applicant’s request for an Industrial Disability Retirement.
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Published April 1, 2020
Workers’ Compensation Claims and Coronavirus Layoffs: Disability Liability For Workers on Modified Duty
If an employee was working modified duty under a workers’ compensation claim, and they are laid off, there is a substantial question of whether they are entitled to TTD under the workers’ compensation claim.
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Published March 16, 2020
A Message From SRTK’s Shareholders to Our Friends, Families and Valued Clients Regarding Coronavirus COVID-19
In this unsettled time, we want to reach out to you personally. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your families during this time and always. At SRTK our priority is our workers’ compensation community throughout the nation, including all of our employees and those of our clients.
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Published March 13, 2020
California Supreme Court Declines to Review or Depublish Ruling in Meadowbrook Insurance Co. v. WCAB (DFS Interpreting)
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court denied the petition for review and multiple depublication requests in the the case of Meadowbrook Insurance Co. v. WCAB (DFS Interpreting). The Court of Appeals’ November 2019 ruling will stand and be published and citable as a rule of law.
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Published March 2, 2020
New and Amended Workers’ Compensation Rules of Practice and Procedure Effective January 1, 2020
New and amended Workers’ Compensation Rules of Practice and Procedure took effect on January 1, 2020. The updated Rules include renumbering and reorganization, as well as repeals and new regulations. Click here to read our Summary for a highlight of some of the relevant changes.
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Published February 21, 2020
PARMA 46th Conference & Expo
SRTK will be attending the Public Agency Risk Management Association’s 46th Conference & Expo in Monterey! Come say “Hi” to Shareholder Tim Kinsey and our Client Services Manager Melissa Downing Tuesday the 25th through Friday the 28th at the Monterey Conference Center. For more information and to register, click here.
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Published February 18, 2020
Valley Industrial Claims Association’s (VICA) Annual Crab Feed
We are a proud sponsor of the Valley Industrial Claims Association’s (VICA) annual Crab Feed event, to be held on Friday, February 21, 2020 at the Dante Club in Sacramento. Jerry Rempel, Shareholder of our Sacramento and Chico offices will be representing SRTK, so come say “Hi!” VICA is a non-profit organization that promotes communication … Continued
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Published January 17, 2020
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Published January 13, 2020
SRTK Promotes Jerry Rempel to Shareholder, Longtime Shareholder Ted Richards to Transition to Of Counsel
SRTK is pleased to announce that Jerry Rempel has become a Shareholder of the firm. Jerry will be the Managing Shareholder of SRTK’s Sacramento and Chico offices. Jerry joined the firm in 2003 and opened the Chico office in 2004. His past 17 years of dedication and hard work are great examples of #srtkstrong.
Ted Richards is transitioning to an Of Counsel role after two decades plus with SRTK. Ted has been a workers’ comp lawyer for over 30 years, and we look forward to continuing to draw on his 30 years of workers’ comp experience and knowledge.
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Published November 22, 2019
3rd District Court of Appeal ruling in Meadowbrook Ins. Co. v. WCAB addresses timeliness of EOR and subsequent jurisdiction.
The 3rd District Court of Appeal issued a ruling in Meadowbrook Ins. Co. v. WCAB [link below] that an interpreter bill for med-legal services will be barred if the provider does not seek a second review following denial by the defendant’s EOR under the IBR/non-IBR process located in LC4603.2(e).
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Published November 22, 2019
Paul Zayat Obtains Order of Dismissal in Disputed Lung Cancer Case
Congratulations to Paul Zayat of the El Segundo office on obtaining an order of dismissal on a disputed lung cancer case! Ultimately the applicant relented and dismissed her case. At issue, should the PTP report have prevailed at trial, was 2 years of TTD, medical care, permanent disability and future medical care related to lung cancer.
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Published October 16, 2019
Yan Falkinstein Earns a Take Nothing After Vigorous Cross-Examination
Congratulations to Yan Falkinstein of our San Fernando Valley office on a hard-earned Take Nothing! Ultimately Yan was able to prove to the satisfaction of the court that the filing was based upon clerical error of the PTP’s office and there was no factual or medical evidence to support the allegation, but in the alternative the Statute of Limitations would apply.
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