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State Employment Law Articles
Report Link DIR Launches Enforcement Program to Target Employers Who Fail to Carry Workers' Compensation Insurance.Barker Olmsted & Barnier - June 03, 2008 On May 15, 2008 the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) launched the Insurance Coverage Program, an enforcement program designed to identify and target employers who fail to carry workers' compensation insurance. Report Link The Evolution of California Labor Code Section 132A.Shaw Valenza LLP - April 26, 2007 The California Constitution mandates a form of workers’ compensation outside of the common law remedies available in civil lawsuits. The Legislature has implemented this public policy so the workers’ compensation system is the preferred means to remedy employees’ work-related injuries. Murphy v. Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc., Case No. S140308 (Cal. 2007)Report Link California Employers Finally Have the Right to Control Medical Treatment in Workers' Compensation Cases.Littler Mendelson, P.C. - November 04, 2004 With the enactment of SB 899 on April 19, 2004, the California legislature implemented much needed reforms to the State's ailing workers' compensation system. Although there are many employer friendly provisions in this bill, one area of reform stands out. Report Link Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Workers' Compensation Reform Bill.Littler Mendelson, P.C. - May 28, 2004 In recent years, workers' compensation costs have risen dramatically, leading to the demise of many of the state's workers' compensation insurance carriers. Report Link California Enacts Sweeping Workers' Compensation Reforms.Jackson Lewis LLP - April 20, 2004 On April 19, 2004, Governor Schwarzenegger signed legislation enacting a workers' compensation reform package. The bill, SB 899, was backed by the California Chamber of Commerce and numerous other business groups and became effective immediately upon the Governor's signing. Report Link State Job Bias Claim Barred by Workers Comp Release.Ballard Rosenberg Golper & Savitt - August 01, 2002 The California Supreme Court has ruled that a general release settling a workers compensation case will bar a later filed discrimination claim based on the same facts, unless the job bias claim is expressly excluded. Jefferson v. California Department of Youth Authority Report Link ERISA Preempts Discrimination Action When Employer Stops Health Benefits [PDF File].Foley & Lardner - July 15, 2002 In Navarro v. Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, the WCAB has reversed course and ruled that ERISA preempts a claim of
discrimination under Labor Code Section 132a when the employer discontinues paying for health benefits in accordance with the terms of the ERISA health benefit plan. Report Link No Workers' Compensation Benefits For Psychiatric Injuries Caused By Gossip.Ballard Rosenberg Golper & Savitt - July 01, 2002 A California appellate court held an employee suffered no compensable injury under workers compensation law because workplace gossip about the employee's extramarital affair with a coworker concerned "a personal matter" unrelated to employment. Report Link WCAB Adopts Stunning Reversal of Position Regarding Health Insurance Obligations To Employees on Workers' Compensation Leave.Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP - March 08, 2002 The WCAB no longer takes the position that employers have an unlimited obligation to provide health insurance benefits indefinitely, simply because a leave of absence is triggered by an industrial disability rather than some other type of disability.
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July 8, 2008 Shaw Valenza LLPBenefits "Q And A": Get The Benefit From Our Benefits ExpertsEast Elmhurst
2008-7-8 Queens Chamber of CommercePREVENTING HARASSMENT AND OTHER EEO ISSUES AT WORK: IT’S ALL ABOUT RESPECT (AB1825 COMPLIANCE)Eureka
July 10, 2008 Shaw ValenzaThe Connecticut Sexual and Other Harassment Education and Training in the Workplace ActNew London
2008-7-16 Jackson Lewis LLPThe Connecticut Sexual and Other Harassment Education and Training in the Workplace ActHartford
2008-7-16 Jackson Lewis LLPFree Lunchtime Webinar: Protecting Company Assets: Trade Secrets, Non-Competition, And The World Of Restrictive Covenants: Will The Courts Really Enforce These Agreements?Online
July 17, 2008 Fisher & PhillipsDealing With HR Dilemmas In The Digital AgeMelville
2008-7-17 Jackson Lewis LLPDealing With HR Dilemmas In The Digital AgeIrving
2008-7-17 Jackson Lewis LLPComplimentary Breakfast Briefing for In-House Counsel, Senior Management and HR ProfessionalsMemphis
July 22, 2008 Ford & HarrisonInternal Influences /Protecting Your Workplace From Distraction And Destruction - Part IIRiverhead
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