Industry Insights
| The Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit Process - 2 | 06/06/2004 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| In the first part of this article by vocational rehabilitation expert Alan Leno, he explored "Obstacles in the Process" of the new vocational voucher system. Now, in this article, he discusses the process itself. The Process Before an employer/insurer can set up its v...Read More | |||
| The Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit Process - 1 | 05/22/2004 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| The Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit (voucher) Process by Alan Leno The Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit (voucher) was intended to replace vocational rehabilitation as the vehicle by which disabled injured workers could prepare themselves for employment if thei...Read More | |||
| The Effect of Pebworth on VR Settlements | 04/11/2004 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| The 2nd District Court of Appeal recently issued its decision in Pebworth v. WCAB, finding that the settlement of prospective VR benefits and services was not limited to 2003 dates of injury but, in fact, applied to all pre-2004 dates of injury. It is unlikely the decision will be app...Read More | |||
| The Pebworth Lesson - Beyond Settlement of Rehab | 03/14/2004 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Pebworth vs. WCAB not only teaches us that settlement of vocational rehabilitation benefits is available to injuries earlier than 1/1/03, but the seven page decision also provides an important legal lesson on the interpretation of statutory law in determining whether it is procedural or substantive....Read More | |||
| The PTP, Secondary Treater, and Pre-Authorization | 02/14/2004 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| The WorkCompCentral Professional Forums recently hosted a question on pre-authorization of medical care. The following dialogue has been heavily edited for readability and the answers have been combined for a cohesive explanation. Question: My understanding is that neither...Read More | |||
| The New 4062, or | 02/01/2004 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| The 2003 reform bills drastically changed the dispute resolution process when the Primary Treating Physician (PTP) recommends surgery to the back or neck, and contains certain hazards for the claims examiner not careful with the available choices, in addition to many unanswered questions that will n...Read More | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Crisis; The Hidden Truth 5 | 02/01/2004 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| This is the fifth of a five part series. A list of all prior articles in this series is at the bottom of this article. The last article was an explanation of the experience modification factor, and looked at how it was really like a high (usurious?) interest rate revolving credit line. Th...Read More | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Crisis; The Hidden Truth 4 | 01/17/2004 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| The Ex-Mod Credit Card How To Get Out of the Ex-Mod Credit Card Trapb Part 4 of a 5 part series Ah, the mysterious experience modification. Ode to the elusive modification rate, the Cleopatra of Comp, the unit statistical filing date. As you taunt me with your B...Read More | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Crisis; The Hidden Truth 3 | 01/03/2004 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| The Men in Black Part 3 in a 5 part series In the second article of this series, we discussed three keys to significantly lower your workers' comp premium...Read More | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Crisis; The Hidden Truth 2 | 12/20/2003 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| The Workers' Compensation Crisis; What You Need to Know & What They Don't Want You to Find Out: "The Hidden Truth" Part 2 of 5 3 Keys to Reduce Your Work Comp Premiums The ...Read More | |||
