Industry Insights
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Ruiz: Close That File: A New-Fangled Thomas Finding to the Rescue | 10/04/2017 | |
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| Source: Manuel A. Ruiz | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| As time passes, we are handling fewer and fewer pre-Jan. 1, 2013, injuries. As such, we are going to be encountering more instances where settling a voucher becomes an issue. ...Read More | |||
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Rousmaniere: How the Feds Want to Change Workers' Comp | 10/06/2016 | |
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| By: Peter Rousmaniere (Featured Columnist) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Department of Labor issued a stinging report on Wednesday that, in effect, calls for a new federal commission to review how the state-based workers’ compensation system fails. The department throws down the gauntlet, challenging defenders of the current system to show how state ove...Read More | |||
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Richard: Will SB 897 Create a Public Safety Risk? | 08/26/2016 | |
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| By: Thomas A. Richard | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| SB 897, by Sen. Richard Roth, D-Riverside, is a bill working its way through the Legislature, and many observers expect it to make its way to the governor’s desk by Wednesda...Read More | |||
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Remembering David DePaolo | 07/21/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Editors' note: WorkCompCentral is reprinting submitted postings about the passing of David DePaolo, as well as those from other sources. ...Read More | |||
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Rousmaniere: How Opt Out Fizzled | 06/01/2016 | |
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| By: Peter Rousmaniere | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The workers’ compensation industry has acquired an appetite for public self-criticism. It searches for ways to renew or replace old practices. For many and often contradictory reasons, trust in the system has eroded badly. ...Read More | |||
| Receipt of Unemployment Benefits May Prevent Employee from Being Deemed PTD | 12/18/2015 | ||
| By: Joshua G. Holden | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals further addressed judicial estoppel as it relates to an employee receiving unemployment benefits and being deemed permanently and totally disabled. CVS/Caremark Corp. v. Washington, 121 So. 3d 391 (Ala. Civ. App. 2013). ...Read More | |||
| Read the Order | 12/17/2015 | ||
| By: David Langham | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I ran across a situation some months back. It was described to me as a "series of unfortunate mistakes"; at the end of the day, however, there was really just one cause for the situation. Unfortunately, it is a cause we see over and over. Fortunately, it is really easy to prevent. So, i...Read More | |||
| Richard Victor's Achievement | 12/07/2015 | ||
| Source: Peter Rousmaniere (Featured Columnist) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Richard Victor retires this month as president and chief executive officer of the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute, bringing to a close 32 years of honest and clear leadership on how to think about work injuries. ...Read More | |||
| Response to DePaolo | 11/09/2015 | ||
| By: Peter Rousmaniere (Featured Columnist) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| My colleague David DePaolo titled one of his recent blog entries, “Stop Return to Work.” To him, return-to-work programs are overhyped. The worker’s motivation is decisive. Maybe she’s fed up with the job, the employer or coworkers. DePaolo cautions, stick t...Read More | |||
| Read the Rules; It Is Critical | 10/28/2015 | ||
| By: David Langham | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Timeliness is an issue worthy of attention. In October, the Florida 1st District Court of Appeal (DCA) decided Matheny v. Indian River Fire Rescue. An employer prevailed at trial and the i...Read More | |||
