Focus on Workers Compensation Section
The year 2005 was one of the most tumultuous years in Workers' Compensation law that many practitioners have ever known. Existing laws were revised and new ones implemented with breathtaking speed, according to SFVBA Workers' Compensation Section Chair William J. Kropach.
Workers' Compensation law requires that if an employee is injured on the job, the employer must provide workers' compensation benefits. Employee injuries can be caused by a single event at work, for example, a slip and fall, chemical burn, or car accident. Repeated exposure at work can also cause injury, including repetitive motion syndrome or hearing loss caused by constant loud noise.
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Focus on Workers Compensation Section
san-v-barOn June 10, 2003, the SFVBA held its second annual All-Section Meeting, featuring Dr. Robert Shomer's MCLE-accredited presentation on eyewitness memory perception. The 140+ people in attendance seemed fascinated by this expert's presentation on the potential foibles of eyewitness testimony. Thanks are due (and hereby given) to SFVBA Trustee Gerry Fogelman for his second successful year in a row as the catalyst for bringing high-quality speakers to the meeting.Click here to read more
