Industry Insights
| CAAA: Stupid Bragging | 01/12/2023 | ||
| By: California Applicants' Attorneys Association | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A few years ago, the California Workers’ Compensation Institute bragged to NPR about how well California’s work comp system was working. The evidence? Probably not something to brag about. “Only” 8% of medical treatment denials for injured worker...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Your Mediation New Year's Resolution | 01/11/2023 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Nice guys do not finish last. On the contrary, they are more likely to get a satisfactory result. ...Read More | |||
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Uribarri: AB 5 Still Creating Headaches for Trucking Industry | 01/10/2023 | |
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| By: Jemma S. Uribarri | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| While California has a long history of extending new rights to employees, not all legislation has the overall intended effect. The passage of Assembly Bill 5 in 2019 is a prime example. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Voluntary vs. Compulsory Employment for County Jail Inmates | 01/09/2023 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In the case of Brown v. County of Los Angeles/Sheriff’s Department, applicant sought workers’ compensation benefits, alleging employment as an inmate of the county jail. Although the county enjoyed initial success on the trial level, its victory was lost...Read More | |||
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Paduda: How'd My 2022 Predictions Turn Out (Part 2)? | 01/06/2023 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Thursday, we dug into my prescience — or lack thereof — as laid out in my first five predictions about workers’ comp in 2022. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: How'd My 2022 Predictions Turn Out? | 01/05/2023 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Proving I never learn, we return to score how I did on my 2022 predictions for workers’ comp. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Welcome to 2023 | 01/04/2023 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| We made it, and here we are. I know we all had some doubts. What better way to start another wonderful year of blogging than by giving a heads-up on the laws that took effect on Jan. 1? ...Read More | |||
| Young: Facts and Fiction | 12/23/2022 | ||
| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| How can we separate fact from fiction in workers’ compensation? What sources do we trust? And what should we trust when it comes to workers’ comp? ...Read More | |||
| Kamin: Taking Care with Medicare Set-Asides and Conditional Payments | 12/22/2022 | ||
| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| All parties in the California workers’ compensation system should avoid the temptation to cut corners when it comes to Medicare, especially in lieu of the Medicare Secondary Payer Act and the tremendous powers it affords to the federal government. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin and Adil: Dependents and Dancing With the DWD | 12/21/2022 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin and Amir F. Adil | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Plotting a path forward on death claims strategy can be full of uncertainty, especially when it’s unclear whether there are any dependents. ...Read More | |||
