Legal NewsRoom
Menu
Menu
LEGAL NEWS
HOT TOPICS
LexisNexis® Legal Newsroom
ACA and Healthcare Reform
Antitrust and Unfair Competition
Banking and Finance
Bankruptcy
California
Climate Change
Constitutional Law and Civil Rights
Consumer Protection & Privacy
Contracts and Commercial Law
Corporate
Criminal Law and Procedure
Energy
Environmental
Estate and Elder Law
Family Law
Financial Fraud Law
Florida
Fracking and Alternative Energy
Health Care
Hot Topics
Hurricane Sandy
Illinois
Immigration Law
Immigration Reform
Insurance Law
Intellectual Property
International Law
International Trade
Labor and Employment Law
Law360
Legal Business
Lexis® Hub
Litigation
Mealeys
Media and Entertainment
Mergers and Acquisitions
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Public Contracts
Public media
Public Policy
Real Estate Law
Securities
Sports Law
Tax Law
Technology
Texas
Top Emerging Trends
Torts
Virtual Currency
Workers' Compensation
NEWS & INSIGHT
Blogs and Newsletters
BIZ Blog
Blog Mosaic
Business of Law Blog
Corporate Law Advisory
Legal Content Insider
LexTalk
State Net
®
Capitol Journal
News & Trending Topics
Law360
Legal Insights & Trends
Lexis Practice Advisor Journal
Professional Communities
Business Insight Solutions – Partner Portal
Corporate InfoPro (Corporate Information Professionals)
InfoPro (Legal Information Professionals)
LexisNexis
®
for Developers
Litigators Verdict & Settlement Exchange
VISIT LEXISNEXIS LEGAL & PROFESSIONAL
Search
Search
Please enter a Keyword
This should not be used for legal research but instead can be used to find solutions that will help you do legal research.
Sign In
Browse By Tags
Cassandra Roberts
cold calling
Delaware Detour & Frolic
Delaware Detour and Frolic
Delaware workers compensation
Delaware Workers’ Compensation
Eugene Watson v. Wal-Mart Associates
fine
Hurricane Sandy
illegal alien
Jewell Hoey v. Chrysler
job search
labor market
labor market survey
light duty
medical expert
Nicole Johnson v. Community Systems
reasonable job search
sua sponte
termination
Total Disability
undocumented workers
unemployment rates
Workers compensation
workers compensation law
Cassandra Roberts
over 7 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
The Power of Sua Sponte……..Delaware IAB Raises Displaced Worker Doctrine and the Superior Court Remands for More
I have something big on the docket this week so this is what we would call a post on the fly. Better to blog with brevity that not blog at all, right? The cases du jour were brought to my attention by Tracey Wilkerson of Coventry over dinner last week...
Cassandra Roberts
over 8 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
Delaware’s Jewell Hoey Is Still a Gem of a Displaced Worker
Speaking of gems, Fred Freibott, who offers up our case du jour, has one impressive firstborn. Above is a shot of Columbia sophomore Christina Freibott who was just named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association’s All Mideast Regional Second...
Cassandra Roberts
over 6 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
None the Richer? Delaware IAB Finds Actual Displacement in Little Sisters of the Poor Case
Coming to me by way of claimant attorney Rich Wilson, I give you Mary Matharu v. Little Sisters of The Poor , IAB#1424369 (11/18/15) , which is an ode to the displaced worker doctrine and the Board’s most recent commentary on what it takes to be...
Cassandra Roberts
over 7 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
Everybody Loves Pedro: Delaware IAB’s Recent Ruling On Illegals Creates Migrant Headache For Employers
So fresh off the revelry of the Holland Workers Compensation Inn of Court and coming down from the sugar high created by cheesecake on parade, I hear from my dear one, Walt Schmittinger. And while I applaud Walt for his timely sharing of an IAB ruling...
Cassandra Roberts
over 7 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
Delaware’s Displaced Worker and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
While I was in London I heard from my good friend Joe Klusman. Pictured above is the Klusman Klan at what I think is a wedding—aren’t they just dressed to the nines? I am delighted to feature Joe and his crew as a bit of a change from my usual...
Larson's Spotlight
over 6 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
Delaware: Employer Must Show Available Work Within Worker’s Limitations, Including Worker’s Undocumented Status
Evidence supported the Board’s finding that an employee was a displaced worker where, following surgery on her left wrist, the worker had been released to light-duty, one-handed work but, because of limited education, inability to speak English...
Cassandra Roberts
over 8 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
Twinsies: Delaware Finds In Favor Of a “Double Displaced” Worker And Issues a Fine
Today’s post comes to us by request of attorney Shaku Bhaya following the DSBA Winter Breakfast Seminar that was held this past Monday. Shaku asked me for copies of two rulings mentioned during my Case Law Update presentation and I thought I would...
Cassandra Roberts
over 7 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
The Return of the Sua Sponte: Delaware IAB Replies to Post About Displaced Worker
Okay, y’all have heard me talk about “Chris Baum Cherishables”….. and for anyone who doesn’t know who Chris is (because, perhaps, you have been living under a rock) , he is the Chief Hearing Officer for our Industrial Accident...
Cassandra Roberts
over 6 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
Curtain Call on Illegals in Delaware: The Superior Court Affirms a New Class of Displaced Worker
Today I bring you what Walt Schmittinger affectionately calls “Act 2 of what I presume will be a 3 Act play.” It is the appeal decision in the Guardado case that we have all been waiting for. For the back story, check my blog entry of 4/10...
Cassandra Roberts
over 9 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Employment Status
The Hurricane Sandy Post…..and a Displaced Worker In Delaware
When I was little, they called me "Sandy" for a period of time. A select few, who thought it was "cute." By the time I was nine, my assertive, aggressive qualities kicked in, and I would have none of it, this "Sandy" business...
Cassandra Roberts
over 9 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Employment Status
The Passover Post: Delaware IAB Comments on Residence Status and the Displaced Worker
You've got to hand it to Mike Silverman. I count Mike among my dear friends and often find him at the top of my list of opponents. I have seen Mike in action recently as it relates to the client who speaks no English. Mike is fluent in Spanish and...
Cassandra Roberts
over 11 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Workers' Compensation Law Blog
Big doings in Delaware: The DE Supreme Court looking to objectively define "reasonable job search" and create a presumption on the issue of "displaced worker"?
Today is my birthday post. A big shout out to my Mom (we call her the Queen Mother) who gave me life several decades ago (and that's about all I have to say about my age). I love my life, my daughters, my husband and especially my new kitty (another...
Cassandra Roberts
over 9 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Workers' Compensation Law Blog
The Hurricane Sandy Post…..and a Displaced Worker In Delaware
When I was little, they called me "Sandy" for a period of time. A select few, who thought it was "cute." By the time I was nine, my assertive, aggressive qualities kicked in, and I would have none of it, this "Sandy" business...
Cassandra Roberts
over 11 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Workers' Compensation Law Blog
The Original Hoey Displaced Worker: Jewell Hoey Is Still Good Law Here In the First State
Okay, Sean Gambogi of the Kimmel, Carter, Roman & Peltz (did I leave anyone out?) firm, this one's for you. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the case of Jewell Hoey v. Chrysler and for those of you who think of me as a defense attorney...
Cassandra Roberts
over 11 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Workers' Compensation Law Blog
More about That "Hoey Displaced Worker" in Delaware: IAB Comments on What It Is and What It's Not
This should be titled the "quick post". Minimal frills, minimal banter, no photos...... Today Jodi Cianci of the defense firm Chrissinger & Baumberger sent me the attached case. Termination of total disability granted in favor of the employer...