WORKERS’ COMPENSATION


EVENTS

Employment Law Mediations for Plaintiffs' Lawyers

By Darren Rumack Esq. - September 20, 2024

Darren Rumack, Esq., a member of the firm,  was part of an experienced panel of employment law mediators and guides practitioners who gave a seminar on the best practices for employment law mediations. The topics covered included: mediation preparation issues, mediator selection issues, drafting effective mediation statements and preparing clients and attorneys for mediation, issues arising at the mediation itself, avoiding impasse, mediator’s proposals, inability to pay issues, Rule 68 vs. Cheeks, and more.


DECISIONS

Caretaker Awarded in Groundbreaking Workers' Compensation Decision

By Robert A. Cardali, Esq. - March 11, 2024

A recent article circulated by the Daily Record and other various sources documented an employee for Google who was injured after being struck by two motorized bicycles. The accident happened after leaving a happy hour social event. In a groundbreaking decision, it was found that he was considered to still be on the clock for work and still in the course of his employment when the accident occurred. 


NEWS

Happy Hour: Are you still on the clock?​

September 27, 2024

A recent article circulated by the Daily Record and other various news sources recently shed light on an employee who struck by two motorized bicycles after a happy hour work sanctioned event. It was ruled by the courts that the injured worker was considered to still be on the clock for work and in the course of his employment when the accident occurred.