Industry Insights
| A Closer Look at Limiting Work Comp Costs | 01/28/2011 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Zachary H. SacksSacks & ZolonzAs an employer, you want to do everything you can to keep costs low and maximize productivity. However, serious work injuries to employees, while often inevitable, can greatly jeopardize these efforts, resulting in decreased production and even ...Read More | |||
| A Workforce of Geezers | 01/12/2011 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Julius YoungBoxer & GersonYour favorite Aunt worked hard, but also played hard.She lived pretty much paycheck to paycheck, like many people in our society. What little money was in her 401k pretty much dried up in the post-Lehman crash.The dream of tw...Read More | |||
| Annual Decline in Workers' Comp Claims has Stopped | 12/21/2010 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Zachary SacksSacks & ZolonzFor the past several decades, employers have benefitted considerably from a steady annual decline in the frequency of workers' compensation claims. How? A decline in the frequency of claims meant fewer injuries, which translated into a safer, m...Read More | |||
| Amish Roofers: The Coverage is Simply Divine | 12/08/2010 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Jon CoppelmanLynch Ryan & AssociatesOn a recent drive through rural Ohio, I was startled by an unusual image: a horse and buggy crossing over the interstate on a bridge. Later, at a rest stop, a long line of Amish folks, dressed as if from central casting, stood patiently in...Read More | |||
| A Pair of New PTD Cases Puts Claimants and E/Cs on Notice | 11/24/2010 | ||
| By: Michael Rabinowitz | |||
| State: FL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Michael RabinowitzBanker Lopez GasslerI want to discuss two permanent total disability (PTD) cases that came out last month, on the same day no less. One “good” and one “bad.” One rules when an employer/carrier (E/C) should pick up a claimant as PTD and t...Read More | |||
| Are You Paying for Defective Spinal Implants? | 10/26/2010 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Joe PadudaAre you paying for defective spinal implants?The answer is probably YES.When surgical implants are defective or implanted incorrectly, the patient has to go back in for more surgery. And the workers' comp insurer or health plan or self-insured emp...Read More | |||
| Accolades at Monterey | 10/06/2010 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Julius YoungBoxer & GersonWell-deserved accolades were given late last month in Monterey to some of California workers' comp's brightest stars.The occasion? The awards ceremony sponsored by the Executive Committee of the B Bar's Workers' Com...Read More | |||
| ACOEM's New Medical Guidelines for Workers' Comp | 09/17/2010 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Kurt Hegmann, M.D. and Robert J. Barth, Ph.D.In the fall of 2010, the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) will release the Third Edition of its Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines: Evaluation and Management of Common Health Problems and Functional...Read More | |||
| An Employer cannot Seek an IME Unless a 'Dispute' Exists | 09/16/2010 | ||
| By: Michael Rabinowitz | |||
| State: FL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Michael RabinowitzBanker Lopez GasslerJust last week, I wrote about the 1st District Court of Appeal oral arguments, presented at the annual Florida Workers' Compensation Institute convention in Orlando. Specifically, I focused on the McGraw oral arguments....Read More | |||
| A Link between NFL Head Injuries and Lou Gehrig's Disease? | 09/13/2010 | ||
| By: Michael Rabinowitz | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Michael RabinowitzBanker Lopez & GasslerNot long ago, I wrote about the growing litigation of former National Football League players suing for workers’ compensation benefits in California as a means to increase their benefits for the alleged effects the sport has on t...Read More | |||
