Quote of the day
“A prolific employment tax cheat who engaged in a decades long pattern of willful non-payment, false statements, and outright evasion.”
– U.S. Attorney Bilal Essayli in a sentencing memo for BaronHR owner Luis E. Perez
Workers’ Comp Bills Clear Major Legislative Hurdle
What are the proposed workers’ comp bills that are still under consideration, and how would they impact the system? Will employers face a new set of cost drivers if these proposals are signed into law?
BaronHR Owner Gets 8 Years For Tax Fraud
A major staffing industry villain is going to jail for years. What’s next on the docket for the convicted tax cheat?
Ninth Circuit Upholds AB 5…Again
What did the Ninth Circuit have to say about the trucking industry’s arguments against AB 5?
Employer Wins Judgment Against Illegal MEWA
How much may an employer set to collect from an illegal workers’ comp program? Who is not on the hook for the settlement?
CHSWC Backs Planned Study of PTSD Claims
The Commission on Health, Safety, and Workers’ Compensation is following a legislative mandate and is going out to bid for a study of PTSD claims. Why do the experts say there is really not much there to study?
State Bar Reproves Attorney But He Keeps License
After a reproval, what is a state bar court ordering an attorney to do to avoid a more severe punishment? What kind of workers’ comp fraud ring created the mess?
QME Replacement Panel Process Clarified
What does the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board say needs to be considered before a qualified medical evaluator is taken off a case? How does the decision impact past and future cases?
Ninth Circuit Ruling in Cumulative Trama Case
How did an employer overcome a federal presumption that an employee’s knee troubles were a compensable consequence of work? What are the underlying facts in the case?
WCAB Overturned in Tribal Sovereign Immunity Case
In an interesting workers’ compensation case that decides when tribal sovereign immunity extends to a medical contractor hired by a tribe? Learn what are the factors that must be considered.