Industry Insights
| The Workers' Compensation Crisis; The Hidden Truth | 12/06/2003 | ||
| 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 1 of 5 A lot of money is made in the workers' compensation system. This year, California employers will spend 29 billion ...Read More | |||
| The Mosby Case; Stay Professional if Fraud Alleged | 08/02/2003 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| When the Fourth Appellate District of the California Court of Appeals issued its ruling in Freddie Curtis Mosby, Jr vs. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. (G030304, 07/23/03) holding that an inju...Read More | |||
| Taking Charge of Your Case is Essential | 06/07/2003 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| The following dialogue (edited for brevity and clarity) appeared recently in the workcompcentral.com Injured Workers Forum. The editors felt this dialogue was an excellent example of some of the considerations that need to...Read More | |||
| Troubling Thomas Dilemma - Questions & Answers | 04/12/2003 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Question: When an applicant's case is settled with a Thomas C&R, what is the effect on the lien claimants? Answer: The employer offers them 10 cents on the dollar. If the lien claimants refuse to acce...Read More | |||
| The Benefits of Working Following an Industrial Injury | 01/19/2003 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| This can be viewed from two directions, one as the employer and the other as the injured worker. I will try to answer both. From the employer's standpoint, an injured worker has less temporary disability the sooner he returns to work. It follows, the more the worker is at home with nothing ...Read More | |||
| Tips to Avoid a Holiday Party Work Comp Hangover | 12/10/2002 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Holiday parties are almost a foregone conclusion, but along with the fun, camaraderie and joviality is a measure of workers' compensation risk that is generally not appreciated.Though case law goes both was, generally, injuries incurred at the annual holiday party will probably be compensabl...Read More | |||
| Time Management for Claims Examiners - Part 2 | 09/02/2002 | ||
| State: FL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| The first part of this series started off with some basic concepts on time management, applied to the claims examiner's special duties. Of course, there are more techniques to implement, otherwise this wouldn't be a two part series! Daily Task Management, as noted in the prior article, is si...Read More | |||
| Time Management for Claims Examiners - Part 1 | 08/18/2002 | ||
| State: FL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Being a claims examiner is a demanding job. Not only is there the stress of dealing with people who are injured and need your help, but time deadlines are constantly looming while the case load seems to always increase. That's why learning proper time management techniques is such an important part ...Read More | |||
| Timely Payment of a Settlement | 07/22/2002 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| A user from California writes: I am looking for something that says how much time is allowed for payment of a C & R Order, but haven't found anything specific. I heard it was 20 days. Can you direct me?.. I can't seem to find a written period of time. The answer is as convoluted ...Read More | |||
| The Body Parts Market - Permanent Disability | 06/23/2002 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Permanent disability indemnity is intended to compensate a worker for the loss of ability to compete in the open labor market. Essentially, it is putting a value on body parts. Most permanent disability indemnity schemes attempt to make adjustments to the value of a body part dependent on the age of...Read More | |||
