Industry Insights
| CAAA: Not an Isolated Issue | 01/17/2024 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| For years, we have experienced the frustrations that come with trying to make the workers’ compensation system run better for injured people. The challenge has always been the arcane nature of the system, the isolated examples of unfair treatment and the low pulse the issue sen...Read More | |||
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Young: The 2024 Golden State Workers' Comp Quiz | 01/16/2024 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| What lies in store for the California workers’ compensation system in 2024? ...Read More | |||
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Moore: 2024 Self-Insured Resolutions | 01/12/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| These 2024 resolutions for self-insureds should start with examining the 2023 resolutions. Every year, we hear from the self-insured article and newsletter readers reminding me to update last year’s resolutions. ...Read More | |||
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Geyer: How Cameras Transform Workers' Comp | 01/11/2024 | |
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| By: Jacob Geyer | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Cameras and artificial intelligence outperform human observation. By applying AI to analyze client camera footage, we are seeing the beginning of a revolution in workplace safety. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Balancing the Scales of Justice | 01/10/2024 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| We’re all familiar with the symbol: Lady Justice carrying the balance scales. ...Read More | |||
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Gelman: Household Contact Wins $30 Million Verdict for Mesothelioma | 01/09/2024 | |
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| By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: IL | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| Employers have a responsibility not only to their workers but also to their household contacts — individuals who live in the employee’s home. Employees who are exposed at work may carry the toxic substances home on their clothes or their body. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: Workers' Comp Resolutions for 2024 | 01/08/2024 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| This year's workers' comp resolutions come from the 2023 resolutions. ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Respondent Defeats Claim of Aggravation, Motion for Benefits | 01/05/2024 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| Cases involving aggravation of preexisting conditions are quite common in workers’ compensation and are often complex. Adequately addressing such claims requires obtaining the pre-accident medical treatment records and obtaining expert opinion on whether the work accident aggravated th...Read More | |||
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Paduda: How'd I Do in Predictions for 2023 (Part 2)? | 01/04/2024 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Here’s the second half of my annual predictions and how they panned out. Part 1 can be read ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: How'd I Do in Predictions for 2023? | 01/03/2024 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Yikes! A year has passed (good riddance), and it’s time to own up to how I did on my annual predictions for workers’ comp, and stuff that will drive WC &mdas...Read More | |||
