Industry Insights
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Moore: Physical Medicine: the Adjusters' Bane | 03/08/2023 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| The Workers Compensation Research Institute's recent study and report on workers' comp physical medicine came as no surprise. After handling, consulting and performing studies on thousands of files, I noticed that when the cost of any medical treatment was reduced, the...Read More | |||
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Walls: Unprecedented Severity of Workers' Comp Claims | 03/07/2023 | |
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| By: Mark Walls | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| There seems to be a common misconception that all workers’ compensation losses are flat to slightly improving. While that might be true for the frequency of smaller claims, it definitely is not the trend in the frequency and costs of large death and permanent total disability claims. ...Read More | |||
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Uribarri: End of an Era: Rescission of COVID Emergency Impacts Rules and Regs | 03/06/2023 | |
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| By: Zane P. Uribarri | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Tuesday marked the end of the COVID-19 state of emergency in California, as the executive order of March 4, 2020, has now been officially rescinded. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Trigger Warning | 03/02/2023 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I love reading the California Workers’ Compensation Institute Bulletins, even if they make me want to tear my hair out and scream. ...Read More | |||
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Wickert: Employee May Not Recover UM Benefits | 03/01/2023 | |
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| By: Gary L. Wickert | |||
| State: SC | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| South Carolina’s exclusive remedy rule has prevented an employee from collecting $350,000 in uninsured motorist benefits for injuries she sustained in an automobile accident she was in while a passenger in a vehicle owned and driven by a co-employee. ...Read More | |||
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Tappin: COVID-19 in the Workplace: Updates on Legislation | 02/28/2023 | |
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| By: Crystal Tappin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| As COVID-19 continues to linger in California, it remains an ongoing concern for state lawmakers. In response to this threat, California continues to provide updated regulations as it pertains to COVID in the workplace. This article will cover the recent updates adopted by the state. ...Read More | |||
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Burk: Prior Injuries and Credits | 02/27/2023 | |
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| By: Maura Burk | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Pursuant to NJSA 34:15-12(d), “[I]f previous loss of function to the body, head, a member or an organ is established by competent evidence, and subsequently an injury or occupational disease arising out of and in the course of an employment occurs to that part of the body, head, m...Read More | |||
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Uribarri: DWC Issues New QME Regs | 02/24/2023 | |
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| By: Zane P. Uribarri | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Division of Workers’ Compensation has issued revised PQME regulations that permanently incorporate some of the pandemic-era rules allowing for remote evaluations and longer scheduling time frames. ...Read More | |||
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Curtius: Liens: Don't Forget About the Second Bill Review | 02/23/2023 | |
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| By: Kelly A. Curtius | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In decades past, courts had more discretion over lien disputes and often allowed lien claimants substantial leeway when it came to procedural and evidentiary issues. In fact, it was common for defense attorneys to have to remind the parties that it is the lien claimants’ (and not the defend...Read More | |||
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Moore: Health Index Reveals Workers' Comp Problem | 02/22/2023 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A probable workers' comp problem was uncovered this week. Sometimes you come across articles and numbers by accident. This happened to me over a recent weekend. ...Read More | |||
