Industry Insights
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Paduda: What's Happening in Golden State Work Comp? | 07/18/2025 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| California has long been seen as the leading indicator of social, business, economic and cultural change. Its $4.1 trillion economy just surpassed Japan’s, making it the fourth-largest economy in the world (if it were a separate country). ...Read More | |||
| CAAA: Fireworks Warehouse Blast Exposes Flaws in Safety, Oversight, Accountability | 07/16/2025 | ||
| By: CAAA Communications Team | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Four days after a massive explosion engulfed an Esparto fireworks storage facility operated by Devastating Pyrotechnics, rescue workers finally began sifting through the rubble in search of seven workers missing since the blast. The fiery disaster that ignited a 78-acre blaze and left beh...Read More | |||
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Gelman: Asbestos Ban Is a Win for Workers | 07/14/2025 | |
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| By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| In a significant development for public health and worker safety, the Trump administration has withdrawn its plan to reconsider the Biden-era ban on chrysotile asbestos, the last form of asbestos still imported and used in the United States. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Mediation Confidentiality | 07/11/2025 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| One place a would-be settle-and-sue plaintiff is not going to find cannon fodder is for communications during mediation. California has stringent laws to protect confidentiality in mediation. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Settle and Sue: Don't Let It Happen to You | 07/09/2025 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| As the attorneys and adjuster hammered out the settlement agreement in the main conference room, I passed the smaller room and saw the plaintiff weeping. I’ve also seen some very angry defendants. I have had to take steps to ensure that parties didn’t feel ramrodded into settlement....Read More | |||
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Kamin: State Senate Committee to Consider SIBTF Bill | 07/07/2025 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Lawmakers in the California State Senate are scheduled to discuss a bill that proposes changes to the state’s Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund amid the backdrop of the fund’s payouts and employer assessments reaching new highs. ...Read More | |||
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Anders: Self vs. Professional MSA Administration: Which Is Right for the Injured Worker? | 06/30/2025 | |
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| By: Daniel Anders | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| When a workers’ compensation claim settles and includes a Medicare set-aside, that’s not the end of the story; it’s the beginning of a new responsibility for the injured worker. ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Court Affirms Finding of Police Officer's Joint Employment | 06/27/2025 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| Joint employment for workers’ compensation purposes is quite common in New Jersey. Examples are employees who work for staffing agencies and professional employer organizations. ...Read More | |||
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Fricker: A New Era for Comp Subrogation | 06/25/2025 | |
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| By: Matthew T. Fricker | |||
| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| On May 31, Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo signed into law Senate Bill 258, a bipartisan effort that marks a pivotal turning point in the evolution of workers’ compensation subrogation rights in the Silver State. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: AI for HR Equals Bad Injury Reporting | 06/20/2025 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| An emergent new trend of using artificial intelligence to replace human resources employees could pose problems for workers’ compensation defendants tasked with confirming whether or not any injuries occurred on the job. ...Read More | |||
