Industry Insights
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Duff: 6th Edition of AMA Guides, Legislative Supremacy, and the 2018 That Wasn't | 01/03/2019 | |
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| Source: Michael C. Duff | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Despite protestations to the contrary, workers’ compensation has everything to do with “fault.” ...Read More | |||
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Gelman: Labor Department, OSHA Form Alliance to Better Protect Workers | 01/02/2019 | |
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| Source: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL), the New Jersey State Industrial Safety Committee (NJSISC) and the U.S Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has signed an agreement establishing an alliance to foster safer and mo...Read More | |||
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Goldstein: Changes to Medicare Secondary Payer Recovery Portal Are Coming | 12/31/2018 | |
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| Source: Jean S. Goldstein | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently held a high-level overview webinar of the upcoming Medicare Secondary Payer Recovery Portal (MSPRP) enhancements. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: The Top 20 Issues for Workers' Compensation in 2019 | 12/28/2018 | |
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| Source: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| An Out Front Ideas 2019 webinar hosted by Mark Walls (Safety National) and Kimberly George (Sedgwick) will look forward to the emerging issues in 2019. This Jan. 8 webinar remains the most popular one they do every year. ...Read More | |||
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Young: Setting the Agenda | 12/27/2018 | |
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| Source: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| What is the likely 2019 agenda at the California Division of Workers’ Compensation? ...Read More | |||
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Langham: Louisiana's Medical Claim Process Upheld | 12/26/2018 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: LA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In October 2018 the Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal rendered its decision in Barber v. Louisiana Workforce Commission, et. al. The case has not been released f...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Watch Out for Facility Costs | 12/24/2018 | |
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| Source: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Pharmacy costs are dropping, imaging is not an issue, physician expenses are growing modestly, and while PT payments are going up a bit, much of that is fee-schedule driven. ...Read More | |||
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Wickert: Court Opens Door to Employee Intervention After Statute of Limitations Runs | 12/20/2018 | |
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| Source: Gary L. Wickert | |||
| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Illinois Supreme Court has somewhat clarified an injured employee’s rights to pursue a third-party case by intervening into a third-party subrogation suit filed by the workers’ compensation carrier, even after the personal injury statute of limitations runs. ...Read More | |||
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Insisoulath: Litigating Modern Psyche Claims | 12/21/2018 | |
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| By: Julie Insisoulath | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| While we all may have a general understanding of workers’ compensation claims alleging physical injury, some of us are not completely comfortable handling psyche claims. ...Read More | |||
| Morrisroe: Between a Rock and a Hard Place | 12/19/2018 | ||
| By: Sean Morrisroe | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| It’s a bad place to be: between a rock and a hard place. Mick Jagger has sung about it. You’ve seen defense counsel stuck there at the board. At a hearing, an aggressive applicant's attorney demanding a penalty for delayed or refused payment of some benefit post-...Read More | |||
