Archive for February 2015
Motion For ALJ Recusal Must Contain a Sworn Affidavit
One of the things that distinguish Workers’ Compensation Hearings is that we argue cases in front of an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) instead of a jury. There are only a handful of ALJs so we tend to see the same ALJ multiple times. A pro se (unrepresented) claimant sought to recuse ALJ Michelle Jones based upon…
Read MoreIs Exposure To Infectious Disease Covered By Workers’ Compensation?
Five employees in the “Happiest Place on Earth” were recently diagnosed with measles, an infectious disease considered eliminated in the United States in 2000 due to widespread vaccination. How specifically Disneyland became the “ground zero” for the outbreak is up for debate, but the most likely theory is unvaccinated foreign visitors. Fortunately for those workers,…
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