Industry Insights
Snyder: When Does Negotiation End? | 10/11/2023 | ||
By: Teddy Snyder | |||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
More than 95% of all cases settle. Sometimes cases don’t settle at mediation, but shortly thereafter as participants spend more time thinking about their litigation prospects. ...Read More | |||
Moore: How Are Workers' Comp Webinars Sustaining Their Popularity? | 10/10/2023 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
Workers' comp webinars should have faded into the mist after the pandemic was officially over late last year. People are social beings as we all had thought, but I cannot stand one more webinar or video meeting. ...Read More | |||
Young: Newsom Signs Workplace Violence Bill | 10/06/2023 | ||
By: Julius Young | |||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 553 on Saturday. SB 553, by Sen. Dave Cortese, D-Campbell, is designed to address the rising problem of workplace violence incident...Read More | |||
Kamin: Eliminating Freeway Would Affect SoCal WCAB Office | 10/05/2023 | ||
By: John P. Kamin | |||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
A group of nonprofits have proposed eliminating a key freeway that would affect many of the people who drive to the Marina Del Rey Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board office. ...Read More | |||
Salem: Oral Arguments Announced for October | 10/04/2023 | ||
By: Jane Salem | |||
State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
The Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board recently set cases for live oral argument in Knoxville, and a virtual oral argument later in the month. Interestingly, the cases represent a wide variety of procedural postures. ...Read More | |||
Paduda: Not Invented Here | 10/03/2023 | ||
By: Joe Paduda | |||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
If we didn’t invent it, it didn’t need to be invented. ...Read More | |||
Anders: Fixed Percentage Option Available for Liability Settlements Up to $10,000 | 10/02/2023 | ||
By: Dan Anders | |||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently announced that the maximum settlement amount for use of the fixed percentage option will increase from $5,000 to $10,000, effective today. ...Read More | |||
Paduda: Medical Debt Is Crushing Americans | 09/28/2023 | ||
By: Joe Paduda | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
One out of three adults has medical debt. ...Read More | |||
Moore: Workers' Comp Knowledge Quiz | 09/27/2023 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
Dealing with an abscessed tooth is no fun. James...Read More | |||
Paduda: Leaving Las Vegas | 09/25/2023 | ||
By: Joe Paduda | |||
State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
Here are a few quick takeaways from the National Comp event in Las Vegas: ...Read More | |||