Industry Insights
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Geaney: Dismissal Violates Petitioner's Due Process Rights | 05/19/2020 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In the past few years, there have been several unreported cases in which the Appellate Division has found a violation of the due process rights of a respondent. ...Read More | |||
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DuVall: Battling Fraud During a Pandemic | 05/18/2020 | |
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| By: A.D. DuVall | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| As my 10-year-old kicked off week nine of distance learning from home and I entered my fourth month as deputy executive director of the coalition, I've had a prime opportunity to reflect on the extraordinary circumstances the world is confronting at the moment. ...Read More | |||
| Paduda: NCCI — Quick Hits, a Deeper Dive, and a Critique | 05/15/2020 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Apologies for not getting this out sooner; wanted to wait until I heard back from NCCI on a couple items. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: A Good Way to Make a Bad Impression | 05/14/2020 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Chances are that before you meet your mediator for the first time, you will submit your mediation brief. Your brief is usually the first opportunity to dazzle the reader with your well-honed points and skillful rhetoric. ...Read More | |||
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Gurvey: All Injured Workers Getting the Shaft Because of Newsom's COVID-19 Executive Order | 05/13/2020 | |
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| By: Alan Gurvey | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| There has been a lot of discussion in the media regarding Gov. Gavin Newsom’s COVID-19 executive order that creates a rebuttable presumption for all employees who contract coronavirus and claim it is due to work. ...Read More | |||
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Duff: Desperate Litigation in the Meatpacking Industry | 05/12/2020 | |
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| By: Michael C. Duff | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I have had a couple of inquiries in the last few days about lawsuits filed by employees against meatpacking plants. ...Read More | |||
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Salem: Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction Precludes Election of Remedies | 05/11/2020 | |
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| By: Jane Salem | |||
| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Supreme Court Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel revived a case last week, holding that an injured worker didn’t elect to pursue his claim in Georgia when that state’s tribunal found it didn’t have subject matter jurisdiction. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Watch Those Facility Costs | 05/08/2020 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| As the coronavirus continues its relentless march, hospitals and health systems are getting crushed. With elective procedures banned in many states, the patients hospitals relied on to generate profits have disappeared. Meanwhile, expenses related to preparing for COVID-19 patients have gone...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Compensable Consequence for Spouse's Reaction to Industrial Injury | 05/07/2020 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| How far can you stretch workers’ comp? Well, as it turns out, even though our beloved swamp will stretch and stretch and stretch, it does have a limit. Though rarely seen, it is there. ...Read More | |||
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Zachry: Top Cost Drivers III: Claims Examiner 'Churning' | 05/06/2020 | |
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| By: Bill Zachry | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Claims examiners have a difficult job. Bill Zach...Read More | |||
