Industry Insights
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Salem: Court May Order Benefits Even When Declaratory Action Is Pending | 12/29/2023 | |
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| By: Jane Salem | |||
| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| Parties to a workers’ compensation lawsuit don’t have to wait for a judgment from a collateral court before the workers’ compensation judge can order a party to furnish benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Shaw: How Wearables Can Improve Worker Safety | 12/28/2023 | |
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| By: Jack Shaw | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Wearable technology has proven useful for tracking employee health and monitoring workplace conditions. The devices can lead to healthier, happier and more productive workforces, which could significantly reduce workers’ compensation claims. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: Time to First Medical Care | 12/22/2023 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| I received a note that the Workers Compensation Research Institute will host a webinar on Jan. 11 covering the time to first medical care and its effects. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: A Few Suggestions for Post-Pandemic Workers' Comp Budgeting | 12/21/2023 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| In a Zoom meeting with a client, the CFO had thought about the best way to set the company’s workers' comp budget. The CFO had set the budget for pre-pandemic numbers (2019) with an added percentage for increases in wages. The client was in a large-deductible program....Read More | |||
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Young: State's Top Comp Developments in 2023 | 12/20/2023 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| As 2023 rolls to a close, it’s time to take stock of the California workers’ compensation system in 2023. Among things that did and didn’t happen, what stood out? What issues or trends rose to the forefront? ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Provider Consolidation Means Higher Comp Costs, Longer Disability | 12/19/2023 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Health care provider vertical integration increases work comp medical costs, increases disability duration and does not deliver better outcomes. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: What to Look for in Subpoenaed Records | 12/18/2023 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| A good batch of subpoenaed records is like a box of chocolates: You never know what you’re going to get. ...Read More | |||
| Vines: Revisions to Appeals Board Rules | 12/14/2023 | ||
| By: Elizabeth K. Vines | |||
| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| When speaking on behalf of the Tennessee Workers' Compensation Appeals Board to any audience, I always stress the importance of reading our rules. They’re our “how-to” manual and can help practitioners and self-represented litigants alike avoid losing an appeal on te...Read More | |||
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Langham: The OJCC Today | 12/13/2023 | |
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| By: Judge David Langham | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The 2022-23 Florida OJCC Annual Report is likely the most introspective annual review in the world of workers' compensation adjudication. ...Read More | |||
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Wickert: The Inexplicable Workers' Compensation Waiver of Subrogation Endorsement | 12/12/2023 | |
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| By: Gary L. Wickert | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Most state workers’ compensation laws, or cases construing them, allow the employer and its carrier to waive the right to subrogate against a third party that caused or contributed to an employee’s injury. ...Read More | |||
