Industry Insights
| Independent Contractors: The Bare Essentials | 08/28/2009 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Jon CoppelmanThe King Arthur Lounge in Chelsea, MA, does not exactly bring to mind the Knights of the Round Table. It's a tough place in a tough town — a strip joint with a motel attached (don't ask, don't tell). The strippers had to work under some pretty diff...Read More | |||
| Illinois to Ban Most Cell Phone Use in Vehicles | 08/20/2009 | ||
| By: Eugene F. Keefe | |||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Eugene F. Keefe Synopsis: Legislative update from Springfield. Can anyone be safe while the legislature is in session?Editor's comment: Beginning on Jan. 1, 2010, it may be illegal to use a cell phone on large stretches of Illinois highways. To...Read More | |||
| Illinois Near Bottom of Work Loss Data Institute Rankings | 08/13/2009 | ||
| By: Eugene F. Keefe | |||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Eugene F. Keefe Synopsis: The Work Loss Data Institute (WLDI) recently announced the release of the much-anticipated 2009 State Report Cards for Workers' Comp, using the most current data available.Editor's comment: Most Illinois risk managers w...Read More | |||
| Injured Jocks and Medical Costs | 07/24/2009 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Jon CoppelmanCollege athletics is big business. While athletes are not paid for their efforts (well, some are), they can reap substantial benefits while pursuing glory on the playing fields of their alma maters. But athletes, like workers, are prone to injuries. And once injured...Read More | |||
| Ideas to Control Comp Costs | 07/22/2009 | ||
| By: Eugene F. Keefe | |||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Eugene F. KeefeSynopsis: Workers' compensation costs are spiking in every direction. We were asked by a client for strategies to control them in Illinois .Editor's comment: Here are some thoughts. Hire carefully, particularly wh...Read More | |||
| IWCC Needs to End Its Secrecy | 07/03/2009 | ||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Eugene F. Keefe and John P. Campbell Jr.Synopsis: Thoughts on who runs the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission and how.Editor's comment: We want all of our readers to understand one of the overall goals of this (Keefe, Campbell and Associa...Read More | |||
| Is Justice for Sale? | 06/18/2009 | ||
| By: Eugene F. Keefe | |||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Eugene F. KeefeSynopsis: U.S. Supreme Court rules on conflict of interest arising from large campaign donations to judges/justices. However…Editor’s comment: They didn’t provide any guidelines! This is a major pol...Read More | |||
| Illinois Work Comp Should Not Make You Wealthy | 06/10/2009 | ||
| By: Eugene F. Keefe | |||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Eugene F. KeefeSynopsis: Beelman Trucking redux.Editor's comment: In response to an e-mail from a claimant lawyer in central Illinois commenting about his view there is a possible interpretation of the Workers' Compensation Act of this state to ...Read More | |||
| Important Recent New York Case Law | 05/30/2009 | ||
| State: NY | Segment: | 0 | |||
| NEW! Renteria v. Santino's Cafe, et al., 506211 (05/28/2009): The severe worsening of a claimant's back condition while he visited his mother in another state did not constitute a new accident or injury. NEW! Ray vs. The City of New York, 644 102868/04 (05/26/2009): Sin...Read More | |||
| Important Recent Illinois Case Law | 05/22/2009 | ||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| NEW! Beelman Trucking v. The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission, 106680, (05/21/2009): Claimant sought only the difference between what an owner of an unmodified van would pay and what the insurance company charged for insuring the modifications to Claimant's van that his disabilit...Read More | |||
