Industry Insights
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Torrey: Mental-Mental Laws in All 50 States | 06/03/2020 | |
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| By: David B. Torrey | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The law of mental stress causing mental disability, and its compensability under workers’ compensation (the law of the “mental-mentals”), has been the subject of considerable study. ...Read More | |||
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Jacobsmeyer: Appeals Court Provides Bright-Line Limitation to Hikida Application | 06/02/2020 | |
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| By: Richard Jacobsmeyer | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Since the early days after passage of Senate Bill 899 in 2004, the California Legislature’s intent in overhauling the statutes governing apportionment of permanent disability and the issue of direct causation and apportionment have been the subject of multiple decis...Read More | |||
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Paduda: What's Keeping Workers' Comp Execs Up at Night | 06/01/2020 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| After 28 calls with workers’ comp execs over eight days it’s quite clear that many are very concerned about specific issues. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: A Moment on 4060 Exams | 05/29/2020 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I am guessing that your inbox is pretty saturated with coronavirus posts, articles, webinars, etc. Since California is looking at an exposure rate of 90,000 cases as of May 23, for a population of around 40 million, the odds of exposure at the moment are relatively low .225%. Maybe it&r...Read More | |||
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Duff: I Hate to Burst Your Bubble | 05/28/2020 | |
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| By: Michael C. Duff | |||
| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The new Illinois workers' compensation COVID-19 presumption is actually three presumptions. The full text of the statutory language is ...Read More | |||
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Langham: A Strenuous Policy | 05/27/2020 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: AZ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Arizona made the news recently with a memorandum regarding COVID-19/Wuhan/SARS-CoV-2. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Hey, Legislators, Don't Do Stupid Stuff | 05/26/2020 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Four months into the COVID pandemic, early data show workers’ comp insurers are doing the right thing. ...Read More | |||
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Barthel and Kamin: Multiple Employers Over 14 Days (Who's Liable?) | 05/22/2020 | |
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| By: Donald R. Barthel and John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Per Gov. Gavin Newsom's recent executive order, issued on May 6, employees who have a positive test result or diagnosis of COVID-19 within 14 days of performing work somewhere other than home at the direction of the employer may enjoy a broad rebuttable presumption that the infection is ...Read More | |||
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VanDillen: The Pandemic Is Leveling Out. Now What? | 05/21/2020 | |
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| By: Linda VanDillen | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 1 | |||
| Our employees may have become deconditioned over the past three months. According to a WebMD article regarding a Danish study on healthy aging, it takes just two weeks of physical inactivity for those who are physically fit to lose a significant amount of their muscle strength. ...Read More | |||
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Anders: Federal Court Rules on Plaintiff's Refusal to Provide SSN | 05/20/2020 | |
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| By: Dan Anders | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A federal magistrate judge got a full education in Section 111 mandatory insurer reporting when a plaintiff refused to provide his Social Security number in a liability settlement with the State of Rhode Island. ...Read More | |||
