Industry Insights
Gelman: AI and Workers' Compensation: Who's Watching the Machine? | 07/01/2019 | ||
By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Artificial intelligence is the new challenging frontier in the administration of workers’ compensation benefits. While there are cost savings benefits that will be achieved through deep learning and machine intervention, there are also serious ethical concerns coming to the forefront as thi...Read More | |||
Gelman: Leased Employment Has Consequences | 05/14/2019 | ||
Source: Jon L. Gelman | |||
State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
An employee leased to another company (ER) — a placement agency (PA) — does not have the rights and benefits available to a regular employee. A recent case illustrates how the leased employee is prohibited...Read More | |||
Gelman: Employer Must Accommodate Off-Hours Use of Medical Marijuana | 04/17/2019 | ||
By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
An employee licensed to use medical marijuana under the New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act may proceed with a New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) action ageist his employer for unlawful termination. ...Read More | |||
Grinberg: Defendant, not Applicant, Has Duty to Provide RTW Form to QME | 04/16/2019 | ||
Source: Gregory Grinberg | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The workers’ comp system is a strange beast. So often we get interpretations of the law that are, well, unexpected. ...Read More | |||
Goldstein: FDA Takes Interest in Compounded Medications | 04/15/2019 | ||
Source: Jean S. Goldstein | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
On April 3, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, and Deputy Commissioner Anna Abram, issued a ...Read More | |||
Gelman: Nonsmokers Suffer From COPD | 04/10/2019 | ||
Source: Jon L. Gelman | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Approximately 25% of adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have never smoked, and workplace exposures likely contribute to much of their disease. ...Read More | |||
Grinberg: Automated Claims Handling? It's Coming | 04/05/2019 | ||
By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
You know, dear readers, our workers’ compensation system is darn near perfect. Really, it is. Stop laughing. ...Read More | |||
Grinberg: Revisiting Utilization Review and Temporary Disability | 03/27/2019 | ||
By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
I was talking workers’ comp as I often do (and all the cool kids always do) when someone offered an opinion: Utilization review denial of further treatment does not preclude a finding of temporary disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
Gunn: Real or Fake? Revealing Workers' Compensation Fraud | 03/22/2019 | ||
Source: Stacey Gunn | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Security cameras in a company cafeteria recently captured a brazen attempt to fake a workers’ compensation injury. ...Read More | |||
Goldstein: Efforts to Streamline Conditional Payment Recovery Process Continue | 03/06/2019 | ||
By: Jean S. Goldstein | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced two upcoming webinars aimed at addressing payment functionalities within both the Medicare Secondary Payment Recovery Portal (MSPRP) and Commercial Repayment Center Portal. ...Read More | |||