Industry Insights
| AB 749 and the Minimum TD Rate | 04/12/2003 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Introduction: One of the most frequently asked questions that I have encountered in presenting training programs for clients on AB 749/486 is whether payment of full wages by an employer will prevent the necessity of making payment of TD at the new minimum rate of $126.00. It is puzzling ...Read More | |||
| AB 749 and Physicians | 11/24/2002 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| The following is a brief description of the various changes to the Labor Code (and in one instance, Insurance Code) that were made law by AB 749, effective 1/1/03, that affect physicians. workcompcentral will be reviewing these provisions in more detailed analysis in later articles. Insur...Read More | |||
| Alternatives to Spinal Surgery Part 2: Epidurals | 05/25/2002 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Spinal injections are not new and have been documented to treat low back pain since 1901. In 1952 epidural steroid injections were first used to treat low back pain with sciatica. Today they have become an integral part of non-surgical management of low back pain sufferers. An epidural...Read More | |||
| Alternatives to Spinal Surgery Part 2: Epidurals | 05/25/2002 | ||
| State: FL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Spinal injections are not new and have been documented to treat low back pain since 1901. In 1952 epidural steroid injections were first used to treat low back pain with sciatica. Today they have become an integral part of non-surgical management of low back pain sufferers. An epidural...Read More | |||
| Apportionment Under LC 4750.5 | 05/12/2002 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
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| Apportionment Under LC Section 4750 - Part 3 | 04/28/2002 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| In the last article on LC 4750 apportionment, CA DWC Regional Director Mark Kahn reviewed the issue of whether the employee was suffering from a disability such that some work comp permanent disability award...Read More | |||
| Analyzing Self-Insurance as an Option, Part 3 | 04/28/2002 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| So far in this series we've talked about some of the benefits (and pitfalls) of a self insurance program and reviewing infrastructure capabilities. Now we'll review assessing the company...Read More | |||
| Analyzing Self-Insurance as an Option, Part 3 | 04/28/2002 | ||
| State: FL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| So far in this series we've talked about some of the benefits (and pitfalls) of a self insurance program and reviewing infrastructure capabilities. Now we'll review assessing the company's operations and exposures as the final step in analyzing the applicability of a self insurance program for your ...Read More | |||
| Alternatives to Spinal Surgery Part 1: IDET | 04/23/2002 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| This is the first of a series of articles on Non-Invasive Surgical Alternatives for the Treatment of Low Back Pain by Dr. Michael Minehart. Chronic Low Back pain changes you and your life. Many of my patients are either left with the decision to live in chronic pain or undergo spinal fus...Read More | |||
| Alternatives to Spinal Surgery Part 1: IDET | 04/23/2002 | ||
| State: FL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| This is the first of a series of articles on Non-Invasive Surgical Alternatives for the Treatment of Low Back Pain by Dr. Michael Minehart. Chronic Low Back pain changes you and your life. Many of my patients are either left with the decision to live in chronic pain or undergo spinal fus...Read More | |||
