Industry Insights
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Richards: Avoiding Overpayment in a Workers' Compensation Case | 12/20/2017 | |
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| By: Ted Richards | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In California, a workers' compensation case often resembles a rusty radiator. Unnecessary leakage cost and benefit can arise from myriad pitfalls created by the complexity of the California system and the uneven playing field it often causes. ...Read More | |||
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Ruiz: Close That File: A New-Fangled Thomas Finding to the Rescue | 10/04/2017 | |
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| Source: Manuel A. Ruiz | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| As time passes, we are handling fewer and fewer pre-Jan. 1, 2013, injuries. As such, we are going to be encountering more instances where settling a voucher becomes an issue. ...Read More | |||
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Rousmaniere: How the Feds Want to Change Workers' Comp | 10/06/2016 | |
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| By: Peter Rousmaniere (Featured Columnist) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Department of Labor issued a stinging report on Wednesday that, in effect, calls for a new federal commission to review how the state-based workers’ compensation system fails. The department throws down the gauntlet, challenging defenders of the current system to show how state ove...Read More | |||
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Richard: Will SB 897 Create a Public Safety Risk? | 08/26/2016 | |
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| By: Thomas A. Richard | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| SB 897, by Sen. Richard Roth, D-Riverside, is a bill working its way through the Legislature, and many observers expect it to make its way to the governor’s desk by Wednesda...Read More | |||
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Remembering David DePaolo | 07/21/2016 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Editors' note: WorkCompCentral is reprinting submitted postings about the passing of David DePaolo, as well as those from other sources. ...Read More | |||
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Rousmaniere: How Opt Out Fizzled | 06/01/2016 | |
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| By: Peter Rousmaniere | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The workers’ compensation industry has acquired an appetite for public self-criticism. It searches for ways to renew or replace old practices. For many and often contradictory reasons, trust in the system has eroded badly. ...Read More | |||
| Receipt of Unemployment Benefits May Prevent Employee from Being Deemed PTD | 12/18/2015 | ||
| By: Joshua G. Holden | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals further addressed judicial estoppel as it relates to an employee receiving unemployment benefits and being deemed permanently and totally disabled. CVS/Caremark Corp. v. Washington, 121 So. 3d 391 (Ala. Civ. App. 2013). ...Read More | |||
| Read the Order | 12/17/2015 | ||
| By: David Langham | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I ran across a situation some months back. It was described to me as a "series of unfortunate mistakes"; at the end of the day, however, there was really just one cause for the situation. Unfortunately, it is a cause we see over and over. Fortunately, it is really easy to prevent. So, i...Read More | |||
| Richard Victor's Achievement | 12/07/2015 | ||
| Source: Peter Rousmaniere (Featured Columnist) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Richard Victor retires this month as president and chief executive officer of the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute, bringing to a close 32 years of honest and clear leadership on how to think about work injuries. ...Read More | |||
| Response to DePaolo | 11/09/2015 | ||
| By: Peter Rousmaniere (Featured Columnist) | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| My colleague David DePaolo titled one of his recent blog entries, “Stop Return to Work.” To him, return-to-work programs are overhyped. The worker’s motivation is decisive. Maybe she’s fed up with the job, the employer or coworkers. DePaolo cautions, stick t...Read More | |||
