Industry Insights
| Don't Let Purpose of Workers' Comp be Subverted (Again) | 12/14/2010 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Martin BradyCalifornia Coalition on Workers' CompensationAttorneys who represent injured workers are wasting no time in calling on Gov.-elect Brown to undo changes made several years ago to California’s workers’ compensation system. As they have for seven years, ...Read More | |||
| Denial of Petition to Modify PTD Award | 11/17/2010 | ||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Joseph Mulvey Bryce, Downey & Lenkov In Boyd Electric v. Workers' Compensation Commission, the Illinois Appellate Court has set a high hurdle for respondents petitions to modify the permanent total disability award.The relevant section of the Act, 8(f), ...Read More | |||
| Death Benefits in Kansas: Common Law Conundrum | 11/04/2010 | ||
| State: KS | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Jon Coppelman Lynch Ryan & AssociatesTasha Dakota Burns lived with Tony Anguiano for four years. After his divorce from his first wife became final, Tony - on several occasions - asked Tasha to marry him. Tasha did not take him seriously, because his proposals only came when...Read More | |||
| Do you have a Third-Party Claim? | 09/23/2010 | ||
| By: David B. Condon | |||
| State: WA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By David B. CondonWelch & CondonOn many occasions a work related injury may have the additional potential to be a “third party claim”. Most workers compensation systems allow for a third party claim against one not in the employ of the injured worker’s employe...Read More | |||
| Defining Work Comp Medical 'Cost' Savings | 08/30/2010 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Joe PadudaHealth Strategy AssociatesIn the course of my consulting practice, I see a lot of work comp medical bill review 'savings' reports. Over the last 14 years (since founding Health Strategy Associates in 1996) I've collected, reviewed, and analyzed scores of sa...Read More | |||
| Don't Hold Litigated Files Back from your Defense Counsel | 08/13/2010 | ||
| By: Eugene Keefe | |||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Eugene KeefeKeefe, Campbell & AssociatesAs we recently advised, throughout the halls of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission, arbitrators have been “encouraged” to increase their production by 10%. We have noted throughout the state in the months pri...Read More | |||
| DWC Tidying Up on QME Panels | 08/11/2010 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Julius YoungFrom the it never hurts to toot your horn department of governmental affairs:The California Division of Workers' Compensation has issued a bulletin noting that they have finally cleared their backlog of qualified medical evaluator panel requests. Between Ap...Read More | |||
| Dealing with Unpaid Medical Bills in Illinois WC | 06/23/2010 | ||
| By: Eugene Keefe | |||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Eugene KeefeKeefe Campbell & AssociatesThere is a clear path for submission of medical bills in this state and we want medical providers and other observers to start to think about following it. The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act contemplates medical bills for care...Read More | |||
| Disaster Means Deepwater Trouble for WC Carriers | 06/09/2010 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By David J. DePaoloWorkCompCentralThe explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig and continuing oil gusher is not only the greatest ecological disaster in the history of the world, but will also prove to be the greatest challenge the property and casualty industry has ever faced. As I ...Read More | |||
| Dueling Shrinks: Uncompensable Depression | 03/23/2010 | ||
| State: NY | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Jon CoppelmanDepression is by no means a rare occurrence in the workplace, but depressions that lead to compensable claims under workers comp are very rare, indeed. The burden of proof on the claimant is substantial, generally requiring a conclusive demonstration that work is the "pre...Read More | |||
