Today is
Saturday, April 20, 2024 -
News Articles
Thursday, September 12, 2019
WCAB: Saturdays Don't Count for Timeliness of UR Decisions
- State: California
- Topic: Top
- - Popular with: Legal
- - 12 shares
Saturdays don’t count as working days when determining whether a utilization review decision w…
Purchase this story for only $7.99!
Add to CartFor access to all our articles, check out our subscription options.
Today’s News
- Minn. - Supreme Court Upholds Award to Social Worker for PTSD Top 04/19/24
- Ohio - Industrial Commission Properly Exercises Authority to Correct Error of Law NORTH 04/19/24
- N.C. - Employer Can't Be 3rd-Party Defendant in Suit Over Fatal Wall Collapse SOUTH 04/19/24
- N.Y. - Worker Shouldn't Have Been Denied Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim NORTH 04/19/24
- Calif. - Committee Passes Bill to Revise Poster Requirements WEST 04/19/24
- Okla. - Legislature Approves Electronic Cancellation Measure SOUTH 04/19/24
- Texas - DWC Offers CLE for Attorneys Attending Insurer Quarterly Meeting SOUTH 04/19/24
Advertisements
Now Trending
- Workers' Compensation News
-
Calif.
Chiropractor Sentenced to More Than
54 Years, Fined…
Posted on Apr 16, 2024
-
Calif. Court
Upholds Summary Dismissal of
Worker's Claims for Retaliation,…
Posted on Apr 17, 2024
-
Calif. Contractor
Pleads Guilty to Underreporting…
Posted on Apr 15, 2024
-
Calif. WCIRB
Approves Recommendation for 0.9%
Rate…
Posted on Apr 18, 2024
-
Calif. Committee
Passes Bill to Revise Poster…
Posted on Apr 19, 2024
-
Ill. Worker Who
Repeatedly Failed to Appear at
Hearings Can't Get Claim…
Posted on Apr 15, 2024
-
Fla. State Joins
Texas in Prohibiting Local
Workplace Safety…
Posted on Apr 16, 2024Joe Paduda says: “All of us in the Worker’s Comp. industry should push to improve…”
-
Neb. Lawmakers
Send Schedule Rating Bill to…
Posted on Apr 15, 2024
-
N.Y. Court: Worker
Should Have Been Denied Leave to
File Late…
Posted on Apr 17, 2024
-
La. Court
Overturns PTD Award for Worker With…
Posted on Apr 17, 2024
Jobs
Upcoming Events
May 5-8, 2024
Risk World
Amplify Your Impact There’s no limit to what you can achieve when you join the global risk managem …
May 13-15, 2024
NCCI's Annual Insights Symposi
Join us May 13–15, 2024, for NCCI's Annual Insights Symposium (AIS) 2024, the industry’s premier e …
May 13-14, 2024
CSIA Announces the 2024 Annual
The Board of Managers is excited to announce that the CSIA 2024 Annual Meeting and Educational Con …
Social Media Links
WorkCompCentral
c/o Business Insurance Holdings, Inc.
c/o Business Insurance Holdings, Inc.
PO Box 1010
Greenwich, CT 06836
(805) 484-0333
Greenwich, CT 06836
3 Comments
Log in to post a comment
Chirag Desai Sep 19, 2019 a 12:16 am PDT
This is a great decision for all. The business day is M-F as Sat & Sun are reserved for religious, social, and cultural time for self-care, family, and rest.
Chirag Desai Sep 19, 2019 a 12:16 am PDT
Agreed!
Steven Dewberry Sep 13, 2019 a 11:09 pm PDT
Good decision, good analysis. Using same, it seems clear that no legal proceeding can be compelled on a Saturday or a Sunday. Not only legally, but socially that is an appropriate ruling. Saturdays and Sundays are often days of worship for many faiths.Jewish Shabbat is a weekly day of rest, observed from sundown on Friday until Saturday night. It is also observed by a minority of Christians, such as adherents of Messianic Judaism and Seventh-day Adventists.
In this harried world, where we are expected to be "on" 24/7, weekends should be protected and privileged from legal excursions.
This interpretation should likewise preclude PQME exams and depositions on Saturdays.