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  • Blog Icon Published October 16, 2020

    SRTK Sponsored Webinar: “Fentanyl: Evolving Role in Drug Overdose”

    SRTK is proud to sponsor the upcoming webinar “Fentanyl: Evolving Role in Drug Overdose,” hosted by myMatrixx and MKCM National Case Management. Join us on December 2nd, 2020 at 11:30am Eastern (8:30am Pacific) for a webinar that offers 1 Pharmacy CEU credit in addition to in-depth analysis of fentanyl’s role in the opioid epidemic.

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  • Blog Icon Published October 8, 2020

    Paul Wolfe of Novato Earns a Take Nothing

    Paul Wolfe of SRTK’s Novato office recently earned a Take Nothing in a case involving an applicant who revived her case through a petition for reconsideration. Based upon this successful defense, the client will avoid the statutory 50% increase in compensation as well as further costs of litigation and defense estimated at over $40,000.

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  • Blog Icon Published October 7, 2020

    2020 Third Quarter Newsletter

    Read our 2020 Third Quarter Newsletter!

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  • Blog Icon Published September 30, 2020

    Worker Charged with 11 Felony Counts After Video Evidence Emerges in Workers Compensation Insurance Fraud Case

    A worker who sustained injuries repairing a water line subsequently claimed additional injuries and a lack of improvement, and has been charged with multiple felony counts, including workers’ compensation fraud and presenting false documentation in order to receive compensation.

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  • Blog Icon 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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  • Blog Icon Published September 9, 2020

    Aaron Hemmings and Jerry Rempel 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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  • Blog Icon 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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  • Blog Icon Published August 18, 2020

    Register Now: Aaron Hemmings and Jerry Rempel to present at VICA’s “Summer Circus Series”

    On Wednesday, September 9th, SRTK Shareholders Aaron Hemmings and Jerry Rempel will present a session on Good Faith personnel Defense as part of the Valley Industrial Claims Association (VICA) virtual “Summer Circus Series” event.

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  • Blog Icon Published August 14, 2020

    California Legislature Votes, Will Hold Appropriations Committee Hearing on Multiple Bills to Create COVID-19 Presumptions for “Essential” and Other Workers

    As we have written previously, the California state legislature will begin to hear testimony on Senate Bill 1159, in a session beginning August 11th at 10am. In addition, testimony will be heard on two other bills, Assembly Bill 196 (AB 196) and Assembly Bill 664 (AB 664). These two bills create separate presumptions, one conclusive and one rebuttable, that cover essential employees. 

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  • Blog Icon Published August 10, 2020

    California Legislature to Hear Testimony on Multiple Bills to Create COVID-19 Presumptions for “Essential” and Other Workers

    As we have written previously, the California state legislature will begin to hear testimony on Senate Bill 1159, in a session beginning August 11th at 10am. In addition, testimony will be heard on two other bills, Assembly Bill 196 (AB 196) and Assembly Bill 664 (AB 664). These two bills create separate presumptions, one conclusive and one rebuttable, that cover essential employees. 

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  • Blog Icon Published July 24, 2020

    Legislative Update: California Lawmakers To Evaluate Adding COVID-19 Presumption to Labor Code

    The California Assembly Insurance Committee will hear testimony on Wednesday concerning SB1159, a bill that would codify Governor Newsom’s Executive Order establishing a rebuttable presumption that coronavirus (COVID-19) cases contracted at work between March 19th and July 5th are compensable.

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  • Blog Icon Published July 14, 2020

    California Workers’ Compensation Anesthesiologist Charged With 88 Felony Counts in Insurance Fraud Scheme

    A California workers’ compensation anesthesiologist has been charged with 88 felony counts in a healthcare insurance fraud scheme that prosecutors say cost insurance companies over $650 million in fraudulent billings.

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