IEA Announces Brian Allain as New Chief Executive Officer
El Segundo, Calif., January 20th, 2022 – The Insurance Education Association (IEA), a leading provider in professional training programs in workers’ compensation, disability management, human resources, and risk management, announces that Brian Allain has been named as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Allain has more than 20 years of experience in marketing and sales, including over […]
Establishing Permanent Total Disability with Medical and Vocational Evidence
by Sure Log It has long been recognized that an employee’s ability to participate vocational retraining is a significant factor that must be considered in assessing the worker’s permanent disability. (LeBoeuf v. WCAB (1983) 48 CCC 587, 597.) An employee’s inability to compete in the open labor market could support an award of permanent total […]
DWC Announces Virtual Hearings Starting Jan. 12, 2022
Urgent Report On Jan. 11, 2022, the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announced that all hearings would be conducted virtually as of Jan. 12, 2022. That means that all trials, lien trials, expedited hearings and Special Adjudication Unit (SAU) trials will be heard telephonically. Mandatory settlement conferences, priority conferences, status conferences, SAU conferences and lien […]
Derivative Injury Rule Does Not Shield Employers From…
SPECIAL REPORT By Sure Log Generally, the exclusive remedy doctrine bars not only civil claims against an employer by an injured worker but also extends to claims brought by all others that are collateral to or derivative of the employee’s injury. This is known as the derivative injury rule and is supported by the Labor […]
Absence & Disability Management – Convincing Your Senior Leadership to Invest
December 15th, 2021, by ShaunTeah L. Radcliffe, CPDM $6.2 million, $8.6 million, $20 million, $125 million, $125 million, $175 million, what do all these numbers have in common? Â Are they lottery jackpot payouts? Â Close but not quite. These are dollar amounts that medium to large corporations have paid out as settlements for missteps in the […]
Reasonable Accommodation Process
Workplace Accommodations – Year End is the The Perfect Time to Review Company Policies and Procedures. December 2021, by ShaunTeah L. Radcliffe, CPDM What exactly is a reasonable workplace accommodation? A reasonable accommodation is a temporary or permanent change to the job or hiring process that allows an employee or applicant to perform the job’s […]
IEA Announces Scholarship for Disability Management Courses
If you’re thinking of getting specialized in Disability Management but are concerned about financing your tuition, consider applying for IEA’s Summer 2022 CPDM scholarship. IEA offers funding equal to tuition for one class ($599) for eligible candidates. What Does “Eligible Candidate” mean? Candidate is in, or interested in, getting into the field of Absence Management Candidate […]
Leave of Absence and Workplace Accommodation
Spot the Clues that Trigger Leave of Absence or Workplace Accommodation Process. August 2021, by ShaunTeah L. Radcliffe, CPDM If you are reading this blog, chances are you are familiar with Leave of Absence and Workplace Accommodations. However, you still have some questions, right? As a People Leader, do you often ask yourself, “How can […]
Applied Materials v. WCAB
Special Report Applied Materials v. WCAB: Sixth Appellate District Court of Appeal Holds Physician Misconduct is Compensable but also Upholds Fitzpatrick On June 1, 2021, the 6th Appellate District Court of Appeal certified for publication its decision in Applied Materials et al. v. WCAB. In that case, the 6th District Court of Appeal issued a […]
Supplemental Sick Leave and Temporary Disability Overlap
Can an Employer Take Credit? On March 19, 2021, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 95 into law requiring most California employers to provide up to 80 hours of COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave. The law went into effect on March 29, 2021 but the requirement applied retroactively to January 1st, 2021. So, if an […]
