Industry Insights
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Chetcuti: Issues With Rader Significant Panel Decision | 03/02/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| On Jan. 8, 2026, a significant panel decision was issued in Rader v. Ticketmaster Corp. and SCIF, wherein the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board found jurisdiction beyond f...Read More | |||
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Paduda: The Connection Between Medicaid and Workers' Comp | 02/27/2026 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Workers' comp and Medicaid are intertwined. ...Read More | |||
| CAAA: Workplace Injury Numbers Shift, but Key Risks Persist | 02/25/2026 | ||
| By: CAAA Communications Team | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| California saw a 4% decline in employer-reported workplace injuries and illnesses in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, following a sharp ...Read More | |||
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Lang: Proposed LC 5710 Fees Guidelines | 02/20/2026 | |
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| By: Shannon M. Lang | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Who hasn’t experienced working so hard to get the case settled, only to have it held up by applicants' attorneys raising the issue of “unpaid” Labor Code Section 5710 fees? ...Read More | |||
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Barthel: Even Super Bowl Winners May Lose in Comp | 02/18/2026 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Approximately 135 million viewers around the world tuned in to watch the New England Patriots (again!) take on the Seattle Seahawks at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara for Super Bowl LX. ...Read More | |||
| CAAA: Misuse, Misrepresentation of Interpreter Credentials Grow in Comp | 02/12/2026 | ||
| By: CAAA Communications Team | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Concerns are mounting among California’s certified medical interpreters about the growing misuse and misrepresentation of interpreter credentials in workers’ compensation medical-legal settings. Since 2022, members of the Northern California Translators Association and its Wor...Read More | |||
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Langham: On Self-Insurance | 02/06/2026 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| I recently had the chance to speak to a group of workers' compensation professionals from around the nation. They are each involved with self-insurance, a term that has evolved over the years that I have been involved in this community. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Catastrophic Claims Are Changing | 02/04/2026 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Excellent research on high-cost work comp claims by NCCI’s Brett Foster and Yuchen Su indicates that we need to take a step back and revisit how we characterize, think about and manage catastrophic claims. ...Read More | |||
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Bair: Leaning Into Liens | 02/02/2026 | |
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| By: Jessica E. Bair | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Ah, good old liens. Love them or hate them, they are a major component of workers’ compensation claims, and failure to timely address them can result in tens of thousands of dollars being owed by claims adjusters. ...Read More | |||
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Barthel: How Hard Can Intoxication Defense Be? | 01/30/2026 | |
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| By: Donald R. Barthel | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Though seemingly a simple defense, intoxication oftentimes trips up unsuspecting defendants. ...Read More | |||
