Industry Insights
| Negotiations Surfaced | 09/04/2009 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Julius YoungIn an otherwise sleepy legislative session for workers' comp issues, there's an end-of-session drama unfolding.The issue was scooped last Friday by WorkCompCentral.com in an article by Senior Editor Jim Sams. WorkCompCentral obtained a cop...Read More | |||
| Not All Work Injuries Mean Minnesota WC Benefits | 08/21/2009 | ||
| State: MN | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Jerry SiskMany of us think that if an injury occurs at work, it is automatically means that benefits should be paid. However, not every injury at work is covered under Minnesota workers' compensation.For example, the WCCA recently decided in Lester v. Allina Heal...Read More | |||
| National Health Care Reform Could Harm Work Comp | 06/19/2009 | ||
| By: Eugene F. Keefe | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Eugene F. KeefeSynopsis: Universal health care — Is it the dumbest thing we have ever done as a society? How will it affect workers' compensation?Editor's comment: What government program is run "well?" How do you like the U.S. Postal Service th...Read More | |||
| New QME Rules | 05/01/2009 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | Popular with Medical | |||
| by Stephen T. GargaroOn Feb. 17, 2009, new rules for obtaining a Qualified Medical Examination were adopted. These rules govern strict procedures and limitations on the ability of a party to request and ultimately obtain a Qualified Medical Examiner who will issue a forensic report for t...Read More | |||
| Neither You Nor the Appeals Board Got it Right | 04/08/2009 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Editorial RebuttalbyMark WebbTo the publisher:Respectfully, neither you nor the Appeals Board got it right.Let’s start with what the Legislature didn’t do. The Courts, including the Board, frequently c...Read More | |||
| New York Times Exposes Meatball Justice | 04/04/2009 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Julius Young"Meatball justice." A "MASH unit." A "sub-basement of the legal world.""Forget about personal. They don't think of you as a person. They think of you as a file with a dollar sign on it. They don't care if you can't put food on the table or put brace...Read More | |||
| No Need for Legislators to Alter Unbroken Retro Program | 03/27/2009 | ||
| State: WA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By David D'Hondt and Anthony AntonOn March 12, the Washington state Senate passed legislation affecting workers' compensation programs sponsored by business groups by a razor-thin margin of 25-24. Judging from the arm-twisting that was going on to get to 25 votes, the bill is app...Read More | |||
| Nunez and the Revolving Door | 12/08/2008 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Julius YoungZenith Insurance, an important player in the California workers' comp market, has a new director on its board.This director isn't just your usual insurance veteran or financial services executive. It's the termed-out Speaker of the California Assemb...Read More | |||
| Navigant Study Missed the Point on Fraud | 07/08/2008 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Linda AtherleyI am writing this not as a researcher, but as a practitioner in the workers compensation system for almost 20 years. I am also not saying that the study of medical billing fraud by Navigant Consulting for the Fraud Assessment Commission should not have been done. Rather,...Read More | |||
| New Ruling Protects Workers' Comp Gains | 06/18/2008 | ||
| State: MI | Segment: | 0 | |||
| The Detroit NewsMichigan has significantly improved its workers' compensation costs compared with other states, and a new ruling by the Michigan Supreme Court will protect these gains.Ironically, an arm of state government -- the Michigan Workers Compensation Appellate Co...Read More | |||
