In the case of Dept. of Labor and Industries v. A Place for Rover, Inc., the Court held that service providers are not “working under an independent contract” when abiding by a terms of service agreement (TOS) of an online platform through which customers of the platform can connect with and contract for their services.
read more...New Shareholder Announcement – WKMCB Welcomes Oregon Workers’ Compensation Defense Attorney Lester Marshall as Its Newest Shareholder Wallace, Klor, Mann, Capener & Bishop is a workers’ compensation defense firm that provides first-class representation to employers and insurance companies throughout California,…
read more...New Shareholder Announcement – WKMCB Welcomes Oregon Workers’ Compensation Defense and Personal Injury Defense Attorney Caleb Leonard as Its Newest Shareholder Wallace, Klor, Mann, Capener & Bishop is proud to announce that attorney Caleb Leonard has been named as its…
read more...The U.S. Department of Labor Rule Tuesday would have disastrous effects on independent contractors, harming companies and workers. Indeed, while proponents ostensibly assert that the proposal is for the worker’s benefit, it would make the attraction of gig economy work obsolete.
read more...In large part due to the lobbying efforts of the claimant’s bar, the State of Washington has recently taken efforts to limit the Department of Labor and Industries (“LNI”) and self-insured employers in obtaining independent medical examinations (IME). Under the…
read more...As the Washington Legislature churns through their final product before the constitutionally mandated end of Session on March 10, recent developments at the intersection of labor, workers’ compensation, and so-called “gig-economy” companies have reached Governor Inslee’s desk. Background. Gig-economy companies…
read more...COVID-19 has brought to the forefront issues regarding exposure and causation of employee illness and diseases – namely, determining whether the illness or disease was likely contracted at work or away from work for workers’ compensation purposes. See our PowerPoint presentation about these matters, the new presumptions, and the possible ways that these presumptions may be rebutted.
read more...by: Benjamin C. Debney In 2017, the Oregon Supreme Court held that the proper statutory interpretation of a “combined condition” under ORS 656.005(7)(a)(B) is that: “an otherwise compensable injury” means the accepted condition(s) as opposed to an undefined, nebulous “work injury incident”…
read more...by: Benjamin C. Debney A common question for Oregon employers, third-party administrators and insurers is: when do you stop investigating a work “incident” as a potentially compensable work “injury”? Unfortunately, there is no “one-size-fits-all” answer. Such investigations are entirely dependent…
read more...Washington State Department of Labor & Industries March 9, 2020 Please see link to the news release from Governor Jay Inslee and L&I Director Joel Sacks concerning the department’s policy on workers’ compensation coverage for health care workers and first responders…
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