Industry Insights
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Young: Workers' Comp Winners and Losers for 2023 | 10/27/2023 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| In the California Legislature in 2023, who were winners and who were losers? Before the year fades, a recap is in order. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: On Knowledge and Timely Filing of Claims | 10/26/2023 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| As some of my beloved readers may know, I am an escapee from the Soviet Union. Being such makes one a relative expert in propaganda. Thus, I can tell you two things that you can take to the proverbial bank on this subject: ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Don't Let the Past Repeat Itself | 10/25/2023 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| The Triangle Shirtwaist fire was the horrific result of unregulated capitalism in which 146 people — mostly women — burned to death or were smashed on the pavement nine stories below the factory floor when fire raged through their Greenwich Village workplace. ...Read More | |||
| More: To Revert or Not to Revert, That Is the Question | 10/24/2023 | ||
| By: Keith More | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The legal definition of “reversion” is the right, especially of the original owner or his heirs, to possess or succeed to property on the death of the present possessor or at the end of a lease. While the origin of the word “reversion” comes from both the Latin word &...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Does AB 1213 Veto Make Us Safe for Now? | 10/20/2023 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| A while back, I had the pleasure of discussing the poison Assembly Bill 1213 with you because Sacramento was intent on squeezing even more out of California’s battered and besieged employers. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: More Good Jobs = More Premium and Claims | 10/19/2023 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Old coal-fired electric plants are being converted to manufacturing, residential, office and recreational uses. These are massive undertakings involving dismantling giant buildings; taking down crumbling smokestacks; removing hundreds of tons of asbestos; shredding hundreds of...Read More | |||
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Wagner: The Nuts and Bolts of How Subpoenas Work | 10/18/2023 | |
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| By: Kimberly R. Wagner | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | |||
| Subpoenas for production of documents are so common in California workers’ compensation that most ignore them, but it is still important to understand the nuances in order to utilize them effectively. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: What's Included in That S&W Penalty? | 10/17/2023 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| When is industrial disability leave not compensation? When the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board is calculating potential serious and willful penalties. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: On Fast Food and Minimum Wage | 10/16/2023 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| As we all know, temporary disability benefits are based on average weekly wages as laid out in Labor Code Section 4453, typically taken at the time of injury. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: The Commodity Trap and Avoidance Thereof | 10/13/2023 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Few would argue that work comp services is largely a commodity industry. “Price” is the ultimate decision criterion in most buying decisions. There are exceptions, but many are really service guarantees backed by financial penalties — another way for purchasers to demo...Read More | |||
