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EXHIBITOR: 2016 CALIFORNIA SELF-INSURERS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING AND EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE

March 07th, 2016/By Admin/In Employment and Labor Law, Firm Events, Workers' Compensation Defense

Tharpe & Howell, LLP will be an exhibitor at the 2016 Annual Meeting and Educational Conference to be held by the California Self-Insurers Association (“CSIA”) at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California, on March 14 – 15, 2016. Since its inception nearly 100 years ago, the CSIA has provided leadership on self-insured Workers’ Compensation issues to many of California’s largest companies. Firm Partner David Binder and other members of our Workers’ Compensation Defense team will be at the conference and available to discuss the legal services offered by our Firm. Read More

IMPORTANT PENDING REGULATIONS FOR EMPLOYERS

March 07th, 2016/By Admin/In Blog

By Sherry B. Shavit.

The first quarter of 2016 has been busy for federal agencies that are working to implement President Obama’s employment-related objectives, from gender pay equity to an overtime exemption overhaul. The following is a summary of some of the more notable pending regulations. The comment period for some of these proposed regulations is still open – have your voice heard and submit any concerns you have through the Federal eRulemaking Portal, http://www.regulations.gov. Read More

EXHIBITOR: 2016 14TH ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE AND EDUCATIONAL FORUM

March 07th, 2016/By Admin/In Firm Events, Workers' Compensation Defense

Tharpe & Howell, LLP will be an exhibitor at the 14th Annual Legislative and Educational Forum to be sponsored by the California Coalition on Workers’ Compensation (“CCWC”) from July 13-15, 2016, in Anaheim, California (Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa). The CCWC is dedicated to advancing the standards of the Workers’ Compensation system throughout California through leadership, education, and advocacy. Firm Partner David Binder and other members of our Workers’ Compensation Defense team will be there. Read More

ASSIGNMENT OF INSURANCE BENEFITS UPHELD BY CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT

February 01st, 2016/By Admin/In Blog, Newsletter

Tharpe & Howell, LLP, endeavors to keep its clients and colleagues abreast of important new law. The attached article entitled California Reverses Course was written by Firm attorney Eric Kunkel to make insurance and legal professionals aware of recent authority which changes the legal landscape as it relates to the assignment of insurance benefits sought by health care providers. While prior authority generally held such assignments to be invalid, the California Supreme Court has now reversed that authority and concluded such assignments are valid as long as they are given after the insured has suffered a loss. Read More

MODERATOR/GUEST SPEAKER: 2016 22ND CLM ANNUAL CONFERENCE

January 22nd, 2016/By Admin/In Firm Events

Robert M. Freedman will be a guest moderator and speaker on the topic of “Alternative Dispute Resolution – Increasing the Success and Effectiveness of Mediations” during Session 3 of the 2016 CLM Annual Conference to be held in Orlando, Florida from April 6, 2016 – April 8, 2016. (To view the press release issued by the CLM, click here.) As co-chair of the CLM National ADR Committee, Mr. Freedman will also chair the annual ADR Committee meeting being held at the conference this year. Read More