Industry Insights
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Jacobsmeyer: Appellate Court Rejects PTD 'In Accordance With the Fact' | 10/05/2018 | |
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| By: Jake Jacobsmeyer | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The 3rd District Court of Appeal has issued a stunning decision rejecting the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board's reliance on an award by a judge of permanent total disability based on Labor Code 4662(b)’s language of disability "in accordance with the fact.” ...Read More | |||
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Truong: Insight Into the Severe Violator Enforcement Program | 10/04/2018 | |
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| Source: Jennifer L. Truong | |||
| State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| For Washington state employers who have demonstrated indifference to their Washington Industrial and Safety and Health Act obligations, the Department of Labor and Industries' Division of Occupational Safety and Health may add your company to Severe Violator Enforcement Program, which can res...Read More | |||
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Fein: Let's Open Our Eyes to Work Safety Issues | 10/03/2018 | |
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| Source: Lewis Fein | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Beware of those who seek to revise history by erasing or rewriting it altogether. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: What Is a Guaranteed Cost Program in Workers' Compensation? | 10/02/2018 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| What is a guaranteed cost program? Is that the type of policy I have in place now? ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: How Much Does Mediation Cost? | 10/01/2018 | |
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| Source: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| You could pay $30,000 for a day with a retired state Supreme Court justice. Or you could pay about a tenth of that amount for an effective mediator. ...Read More | |||
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Brady: The Wrong Question Asked Too Late | 09/28/2018 | |
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| Source: Francis M. Brady | |||
| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| “Why is this file still open?” Francis M. Brady...Read More | |||
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Luna: The King Case: Imperceptible Implications for UROs | 09/27/2018 | |
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| Source: Carlos Luna | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Many minds in the workers’ compensation community have been monopolized by California’s King v. CompPartners Inc. case. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: Personal Sensitivity Claims: Frustrating for Employees and Adjusters | 09/26/2018 | |
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| Source: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A large number of personal sensitivity claims have created a large chasm between workers' compensation adjusters and employees who report this type of claim. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: The Latest Deal in Workers' Comp Services | 09/25/2018 | |
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| Source: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Paradigm announced it is purchasing Adva-Net, a Florida-based company with a network of pain management providers. While terms weren’t disclosed, word is the price was north of $105 million, a very healthy multiple of earnings. ...Read More | |||
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Torrey: Gig Workforce Members Via Analogy to Exotic Dancers | 09/24/2018 | |
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| Source: David B. Torrey | |||
| State: SC | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In a new article, the author, a law student, tries to predict how South Carolina courts would rule when a platform intermediary worker alleges, in some employment law context (like workers’ compensation), that he or she is an employee. ...Read More | |||
