Industry Insights
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Doud: Seasonal Employee Earnings Don't Have to Be Complicated | 08/02/2023 | |
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| By: John W. Doud | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| When calculating seasonal employees’ average weekly wages and entitlement to temporary total disability, parties must take the workers’ in-season and off-season wages into consideration, according to case law on the topic. ...Read More | |||
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Duff: Gig Economy Bigger Than Thought and Growing | 08/01/2023 | |
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| By: Michael C. Duff | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| For several years, I have been voicing my suspicions that the gig economy was bigger than was being admitted. A new-ish study from Upjohn Institute persuades me that my instincts have not been failing me:...Read More | |||
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Salem: What's On the Board's Mind? Jurisdiction. | 07/31/2023 | |
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| By: Jane Salem | |||
| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| What’s on your mind right now? The heat, the upcoming elections, the economy? Or maybe you’re thinking about lighter topics, like an upcoming vacation, the fall football season or even “Barbenheimer.” ...Read More | |||
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Young: Two From the Supremes | 07/28/2023 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The California Supreme Court recently decided two closely watched cases, Kuciemba v. Victory Woodworks and Adolph v. Uber Technologies. ...Read More | |||
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Bonsall: The Crucial Importance of Disability Insurance | 07/27/2023 | |
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| By: James Bonsall | |||
| State: NA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| You never know when an accident can happen or your health can take a turn for the worse, disrupting your ability to work effectively. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Research on Wearable Tech: It's the Data, Too | 07/26/2023 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Two recently published peer-reviewed studies give more insight into the utility and effectiveness of wearables/digital health. ...Read More | |||
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Duff: Additional Reflections on Kuciemba | 07/25/2023 | |
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| By: Michael C. Duff | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The workers’ compensation portion of the Kuciemba case holds that workers’ compensation exclusivity does not defeat “take home” liability. The exclusive rem...Read More | |||
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Paduda: 2023 Predictions for Workers' Comp, Part 1 | 07/24/2023 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Time to check in and see how well/poorly my predictions for 2023 are panning out. ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Should Employers Pay for Both Lawyers in Workers' Comp Cases? | 07/21/2023 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| When a workers’ compensation case settles in the New Jersey Division of Workers’ Compensation for a percentage of disability, the employer pays for its own lawyer and most of the fee of the injured worker’s lawyer. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: NCCI Video Answers Key Question | 07/20/2023 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| I have been very hesitant over the years to include videos in these articles. Quite a few articles in this blog have covered the vast improvements in the NCCI combined ratio figures. Being text-based and easy to read has been my goal since the first article was published in 2007. ...Read More | |||
