Industry Insights
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Castillo: Hands in the Cookie Jar | 12/10/2019 | |
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| By: Michael Castillo | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The hits keep coming for gig economy employers who continue to do everything they can to turn a profit while denying adequate pay and safety net benefits to their workers. ...Read More | |||
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Gill: Is it QMEs' Responsibility to Determine Whether Their Training Allows Evaluation? | 12/09/2019 | |
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| By: Jaskaran S. Gill | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| We have all learned the importance of obtaining a qualified medical examiner in a desirable specialty before an applicant's attorney seeks a more liberal panel in chiropractic medicine or other less desirable specialty. However, occasionally, the applicant’s counsel is able to win the d...Read More | |||
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Holden: Attorney Evaluation Remains Privileged | 12/06/2019 | |
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| By: Joshua G. Holden | |||
| State: AL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| On Nov. 27, the Alabama Supreme Court released its opinion in Ex parte Dow Corning Alabama Inc., et al. In this case an employee was injured while working for Alabama Electric Co...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Who Are Those Guys? | 12/05/2019 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| That’s the question many have asked when told a handful of California physicians file most of the utilization review and independent medical review requests. ...Read More | |||
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Castillo: Struggling to Keep Up | 12/04/2019 | |
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| By: Michael Castillo | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| As the holiday shopping season kicks into high gear, it's important to remember to exercise kindness — and, more importantly, patience — with the retail workers helping you track down that perfect gift. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Time for an Effective Workers' Comp Opioid Solution | 12/03/2019 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: LA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Monday's WorkCompCentral arrived with William Rabb’s report on the use of opioids by workers’ comp patients in Louisiana. ...Read More | |||
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Larres and Kamin: 3rd DCA Finds Applicable Interpreter Fee Schedule, Dismisses Liens | 12/02/2019 | |
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| By: Louis A. Larres and John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| California’s current rules and regulations already contain an interpreter fee schedule, and interpreters who fail to request a second review of carriers’ explanations of review risk dismissal, according to a new published decision from the 3rd District Court of Appeal in a case litiga...Read More | |||
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Torrey: The Misclassification Debate Surrounding Platform-Based Gig Workers | 11/27/2019 | |
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| By: David B. Torrey | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In "Gig-Dependence: Finding the Real Independent Contractors of Platform Work," Keith Cunningham-Parmeter argues that the traditional common law right of control test is inappropriate and unwo...Read More | |||
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Paduda: What's Up With Paradigm? | 11/26/2019 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Paradigm is evolving rapidly, and none too soon. A data-driven firm known for taking risk on catastrophic claims, Paradigm has strengthened its behavioral health offerings and added case management, specialty and network services, all intended to make the company one...Read More | |||
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Varney: Material Cause Standard Applies in Combined Condition Claim | 11/25/2019 | |
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| Source: Karen S. Varney | |||
| State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| On remand from the Oregon Court of Appeals, the Oregon Workers’ Compensation Board recently found that although a combined condition had been accepted and a current combined condition denial, the material cause standard applied for determining compensability of a diagnostic MRI. ...Read More | |||
