Industry Insights
| Top 10 Developments in Calif. Workers' Comp 2013 | 01/02/2014 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| As 2013 comes to a close, it's time to look at the Top 10 Developments in California Workers' Comp in 2013.If you were just returning from an interstellar journey and needed to know "wassup with comp," this would be the place to come.Here, in no particular order, are ...Read More | |||
| The Intersection of Takings and Workers' Comp: A Unique Perspective | 11/20/2013 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| How do lien-activation fees fit within the intersecting worlds of takings and workers’ compensation? Simple: they don’t.Before I took over Jon Brissman’s lien-litigation practice, I was a partner at the largest law firm in California specializing in public entity law. I...Read More | |||
| The Problem with IMR is UR | 11/13/2013 | ||
| By: Adam Dombchik and Tom Martin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| We read David DePaolo's timely column, "IMR The New Game in Town" (Sept. 24) with great interest, and we wish to suggest a completely different explanation for the current independent medical-review...Read More | |||
| The Scariest Claims of All: IBNR | 11/07/2013 | ||
| By: James J. Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| IBNR (Incurred But Not Reported) can be one of the most frightening aspects of the workers' compensation system as a whole. I often hear the term bandied about in WC "techie talk" conversations. All parties in the WC system need to be aware of these claims.I used to ignore the ...Read More | |||
| The Walking Dead: Workers' Comp and Opiates | 10/16/2013 | ||
| By: Red Hollingsworth | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| An employee who is back to work and is on long-term opiates for pain management is like having The Walking Dead at the office! While we adore watching all things zombie, an employer does not want someone at work with cognitive and physical limits. I always tell my clients/employers “find out w...Read More | |||
| Time, Time, Time | 08/26/2013 | ||
| State: FL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Sugarland covered a song years ago, "Time, Time, Time." They said that they "Never thought I'd slow down; I'm glad I finally know now."I impatiently waited in the drive-through the other day. They were slow, though I had ordered a basic menu item. They were not prepared for the v...Read More | |||
| The Familiar Subject of Costs in the News | 07/18/2013 | ||
| State: FL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| David Paige, managing director at Legal Fee Advisors in New York, recently asked the question on LinkedIn, "may a law firm make a 'profit' on expenses charged to a client?" He posits that some in the legal community may charge a "mark up" on expenses such as "postage, telephone charges, and ...Read More | |||
| The Effect of the Affordable Care Act on Workers Compensation | 06/20/2013 | ||
| By: Workers Compensation Institute | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| <i>Editor’s Note: The Workers' Compensation Institute's 68th annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference (WCEC) will be held Aug. 18-21 at the Orlando World Center Marriott. This article is part of a series highlighting some of the upcoming sessions.</i>...Read More | |||
| The next Revenue Generator for Work Comp Profiteers | 06/13/2013 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The next scam improvement in patient care and physician profits is … in-office drug testing!!!I received this email not once, but three times from a “consulting firm.” I responded twice, intrigued by the opportunity to improve patient care AND generate more dollars for...Read More | |||
| The $500,000 'Mistake' | 06/11/2013 | ||
| By: Jeffrey Neil Young | |||
| State: ME | Segment: | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A couple of weeks ago my partner Jeff Cohen taught an employer a very expensive lesson. A $500,000 lesson. That is the price Groton Construction Co., a small midcoast construction firm, is going to have to pay Skip White in civil damages as a result of likely misclassifying White as an independent c...Read More | |||
