Industry Insights
Moore: Three Rx Networks Everyone Can Use | 04/04/2023 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
Prescription networks (also known as pharmacy networks) have evolved over the years due to tech and the internet. In most posts, I do not recommend companies unless I have used them myself. A few years ago (2015), I recommended the prescription network BidRx. I will ...Read More | |||
Young: Another Gig Company Victory | 04/03/2023 | ||
By: Julius Young | |||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
On March 17, the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit published its opinion in a challenge to Assembly Bill 5 filed by Postmates, Uber and two driver plaintiffs. This is a critical juncture in the gig worker legal wars. ...Read More | |||
Grinberg: WCAB Rejects AME's Apportionment Analysis | 03/30/2023 | ||
By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
Nothing ruins my day more than reading about yet another apportionment finding by a medical evaluator being rejected by the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. ...Read More | |||
Grinberg: WCAB: May I Have Your Autograph? | 03/28/2023 | ||
By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
Aside from another storm getting ready to pound the Bay Area, there’s a smaller storm a-brewin’ in our beloved swamp of workers’ compensation. ...Read More | |||
Kamin: COVID Sick Pay a Thing of the Past | 03/27/2023 | ||
By: John P. Kamin | |||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
Thanks to expiring legislation and Cal/OSHA regulations, COVID-19 sick pay is no longer available for California employees. ...Read More | |||
Zachry and Bloom: Claims Management Skills and Training | 03/24/2023 | ||
By: Bill Zachry and Barry Bloom | |||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
As the claims manager goes, so goes the office. ...Read More | |||
Kamin: Lawmakers' Initial Bills Show Interest in PTSD Presumptions | 03/23/2023 | ||
By: John P. Kamin | |||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
California lawmakers have proposed a number of bills during the current legislative session that would make thousands more employees eligible for post-traumatic stress disorder presumptions. ...Read More | |||
Grinberg: COA Upholds Prop. 22. Should Other Industries Follow? | 03/21/2023 | ||
By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
I hope you are staying dry and not being blown away by the crazy winds. It can be dangerous driving in these stormy conditions, especially when you are busy reading these blog posts or thinking of new ways to deny benefits. Accordingly, you might consider taking an Uber or Lyft to get f...Read More | |||
Young: Court of Appeal Rules on Prop. 22 Challenge | 03/17/2023 | ||
By: Julius Young | |||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
The legal wars about the gig economy continue. ...Read More | |||
Grinberg: WCAB Says Develop the Record on COVID-19 Claim | 03/16/2023 | ||
By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
You know what’s special about March? It’s been roughly three years since the lockdowns began. So what better way to commemorate three years since the world turned upside down than with a COVID workers’ compensation case? ...Read More | |||