Two qualified medical evaluators (QMEs) who where challenging the Division of Workers’ Compensation’s decision not to renew their certifications were recently granted a trial on February 6, 2018. At that time, the Los Angeles Superior Court is expected to rule on whether or not the Division is using “underground regulations” to justify denying recertification to…
RPNA’s camaraderie and winning culture was the focus of a feature article recently profiled in the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journals, California’s largest legal news provider. The article talks about the early stages of RPNA, which was built upon the foundation of friendship and earned a reputation for handling complex issues employers face with their insurance providers.
Worker’s compensation insurance is a legal necessity for most employers in California. The purpose of worker’s comp insurance is to provide a safety net for workers if they are injured on the job. There is no cost to workers to file a claim and the insurance must be provided and paid for by the employer.…
The Department of Industrial Relations’ (DIR) new criteria for determining who can serve as a QME without going through due process is the center of a new controversy and complaint against the DIR and its director, Christine Baker. Employers rights attorney Nicholas Roxborough filed the suit in the Los Angeles County Superior Court on behalf…
RPNA Partner Nick Roxborough is teaming up with several other dynamic speakers to share his expertise on the hot topic of workers’ compensation issues at the CWC Risk Conference on September 8, 2017. With breaking news involving recent indictments and precedential bad faith claims mishandling decisions, the expert panel will discuss the ripple effect of fraudulent activities that have had and will…
RPNA Partner Drew Pomerance is joining the esteemed Employment Law Panel at CAALA’s Annual Las Vegas Convention on September 1, 2017 at the Wynn Hotel. The expert panel will present hot topics in employment law such as wrongful termination, gender and racial discrimination, equal pay, and whistleblower cases. Mr. Pomerance will be focusing on the latest…
RPNA Partner Drew Pomerance is scheduled to speak on August 29, 2017 at the California HR Conference (CAHR) in Long Beach. As one of the principal attorneys in the landmark Supreme Court decision in Augustus v. ABM, he will be exploring the impact of this ruling on rest break requirements and clarify employers’ obligations to…
The issue of Applied Underwriters’ ‘bait and switch’ marketing tactics to sell its workers’ compensation product was the focus of a recent San Fernando Valley Business Journal Article. The article highlighted RPNA’s case against the Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary (Luxor Cabs v. Applied Underwriters Captive Risk Assurance Company) as well as a similar case (Shasta Linen…
Drew Pomerance was named by the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journals as one of the top labor & employment lawyers in California. More than 175 lawyers, judges, and in-house counsel from around the state attended the special reception held at The Montage in Beverly Hills on July 18 to honor those selected for…
Decision shows employers and excess carriers are on same footing in TPA claims mishandling RPNA won a significant claims mishandling case on behalf of Swiss Re, one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance. After a three week trial, the superior court ruled that Sedgwick TPA Specialty Risk Services (SRS) committed seven distinct acts of…