Industry Insights
Wickert: High Court Allows WC Subrogation of UIM Benefits | 11/01/2023 | ||
By: Gary L. Wickert | |||
State: DE | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
The ability of a workers’ compensation carrier to subrogate against and/or seek reimbursement from a recovery made from a third-party tortfeasor responsible for causing the employee’s work-related injuries is universally recognized across the country as a major tool for holding down w...Read More | |||
Grinberg: Third-Party Credit? Not So Fast. | 10/31/2023 | ||
By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
I breach no duty of confidentiality and betray no national secrets to disclose that I am a very big fan of "Seinfeld." One scene in particular comes to mind: the double dip. ...Read More | |||
Gelman: Preparing for the Next Epidemic of Occupational Disease | 10/30/2023 | ||
By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
A recently published standard establishes minimum requirements to reduce the risk of disease transmission by exposure to infectious aerosols in new buildings, existing buildings and major renovations. ...Read More | |||
Young: Workers' Comp Winners and Losers for 2023 | 10/27/2023 | ||
By: Julius Young | |||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
In the California Legislature in 2023, who were winners and who were losers? Before the year fades, a recap is in order. ...Read More | |||
Grinberg: On Knowledge and Timely Filing of Claims | 10/26/2023 | ||
By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
As some of my beloved readers may know, I am an escapee from the Soviet Union. Being such makes one a relative expert in propaganda. Thus, I can tell you two things that you can take to the proverbial bank on this subject: ...Read More | |||
Paduda: Don't Let the Past Repeat Itself | 10/25/2023 | ||
By: Joe Paduda | |||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
The Triangle Shirtwaist fire was the horrific result of unregulated capitalism in which 146 people — mostly women — burned to death or were smashed on the pavement nine stories below the factory floor when fire raged through their Greenwich Village workplace. ...Read More | |||
More: To Revert or Not to Revert, That Is the Question | 10/24/2023 | ||
By: Keith More | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The legal definition of “reversion” is the right, especially of the original owner or his heirs, to possess or succeed to property on the death of the present possessor or at the end of a lease. While the origin of the word “reversion” comes from both the Latin word &...Read More | |||
Grinberg: Does AB 1213 Veto Make Us Safe for Now? | 10/20/2023 | ||
By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
A while back, I had the pleasure of discussing the poison Assembly Bill 1213 with you because Sacramento was intent on squeezing even more out of California’s battered and besieged employers. ...Read More | |||
Paduda: More Good Jobs = More Premium and Claims | 10/19/2023 | ||
By: Joe Paduda | |||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
Old coal-fired electric plants are being converted to manufacturing, residential, office and recreational uses. These are massive undertakings involving dismantling giant buildings; taking down crumbling smokestacks; removing hundreds of tons of asbestos; shredding hundreds of...Read More | |||
Wagner: The Nuts and Bolts of How Subpoenas Work | 10/18/2023 | ||
By: Kimberly R. Wagner | |||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | |||
Subpoenas for production of documents are so common in California workers’ compensation that most ignore them, but it is still important to understand the nuances in order to utilize them effectively. ...Read More | |||