Industry Insights
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Geaney: Transportation Issues in Workers' Compensation | 02/24/2020 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Adjusters and employers familiar with other state workers’ compensation laws are often surprised to find out that the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Act contains no statute requiring employers to pay for transportation costs to get employees to medical appointments, and no mileage r...Read More | |||
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Paduda: No, Higher Indemnity Payments Do Not Equal Longer Disability | 02/21/2020 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A recent piece in WorkCompCentral highlighted research that ostensibly said paying injured workers higher indemnity benefits results in longer disability duration and hig...Read More | |||
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Addington: Leap Day Can Be Dangerous | 02/20/2020 | |
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| Source: Brian Addington | |||
| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| One of Tennessee’s most talented actresses was Dinah Shore. Born in Winchester, Tennessee, in 1916 and a Vanderbilt graduate, she went on to fame as a singer and radio, TV and film actress. She was also a huge supporter of the LPGA and was named an honorary member of the LPGA Hall of Fame....Read More | |||
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Young: Rampant Fraud? | 02/19/2020 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The arrest of California law enforcement workers on charges of workers’ comp fraud makes a splashy news item in the media. ...Read More | |||
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Castillo: Fighting for Equity | 02/18/2020 | |
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| By: Michael Castillo | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| February is Black History Month. It's a time to celebrate the contributions of African-American labor leaders as they continue their work to ensure equal treatment for workers everywhere. ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Questions Remain on Which Cases Are Affected by New Hand and Foot Bill | 02/14/2020 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The recently passed legislation L. 2019, C. 387, increasing the value of hand and foot injuries in New Jersey, has genera...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Now's the Time to Fix That Roof | 02/13/2020 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Barring some catastrophic exogenic event (war with Iran, pandemic, sudden recession), workers’ comp premiums will continue to shrink. ...Read More | |||
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Langham: The Law of the Case | 02/12/2020 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Here's an interesting decision from Texas: Steele v. Murphy & Beane Inc. and Viacom. ...Read More | |||
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Duff: More Reaction to Regulatory Arbitrage | 02/11/2020 | |
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| By: Michael C. Duff | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A recently offered Pennsylvania bill doubling down on the ABC employee-status test for app-based companies like Uber and Lyft has created in me the strong impression that one school of national opinion seems to be coalescing around a presumption that the gig economy writ large is not benign but a...Read More | |||
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Gelman: New OSHA Silica Standard Not Strong Enough | 02/10/2020 | |
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| By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Silica exposure was the catalyst that brought occupational diseases in the state workers’ compensation acts in the 1950s. In an effort to shield employers from civil liability, silicosis was incorporated as a compensable condition under the capped damage system of state workers’ compe...Read More | |||
