Industry Insights
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Paduda: Health Care Is Missing the Point | 01/26/2026 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| There’s an opinion piece in HealthAffairs from last week calling for providers to add “mobility” to the list of quality indicators assessed by governments, employers and health care practitioners. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: AI Citations Present Cautionary Tale for Attorneys | 01/20/2026 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: NA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| If the past few years have taught attorneys one thing about artificial intelligence, it’s that they should not trust AI for case citations. ...Read More | |||
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Barthel: Is Rodriguez Worth It? | 01/16/2026 | |
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| By: Donald R. Barthel | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| “Lies, damned lies, and statistics” is a famous phrase used to describe the persuasive power of numbers to bolster weak arguments and mislead an audience. ...Read More | |||
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Tolentino: Keep Your Friends Close, but Your Enemies Closer | 01/14/2026 | |
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| By: Arc N. Tolentino | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| As a workers’ compensation defense attorney, one of the things that fascinates me the most is how things can get done with the help of the proverbial enemy of defendants: the applicants' attorney. ...Read More | |||
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Young: The Top 2025 California Workers' Comp Developments | 01/09/2026 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Now that 2025 has faded to 2026, it’s time for a look at what stood out last year in the world of California workers’ compensation. If you had not been following the system carefully, what signal stood out amid the noise? ...Read More | |||
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Langham: Not Always an Accident | 01/07/2026 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| Workers' compensation is a system designed to protect employers and employees from "unexpected events happening suddenly." That phrase, or one like it, is featured in various statutes across the country. ...Read More | |||
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Barthel: Is SIBTF a Great Idea Gone Awry? | 01/05/2026 | |
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| By: Donald R. Barthel | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time. ...Read More | |||
| CAAA: New Comp Laws Take Effect in 2026 | 12/31/2025 | ||
| By: CAAA Communcations Team | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| California’s workers’ compensation landscape will see several important statutory changes beginning Thursday. Legislation enacted this year expanded protections for public safety workers, closed long-standing benefit gaps, addressed procedural issues within the system, and mor...Read More | |||
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Opalisky: The Ongoing War Over State's Statutory Employer Doctrine | 12/30/2025 | |
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| By: Mark E. Opalisky | |||
| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| Pennsylvania’s statutory employer doctrine, a cornerstone of the state's Workers’ Compensation Act, is once again at the center of a fierce legal and political battle, this time following the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s decision in Yoder v. McCarthy Construction&nbs...Read More | |||
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Kamin: Our Top 10 Blogs of 2025 | 12/26/2025 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Summaries and analyses of new case law dominated Bradford and Barthel’s list of top 10 blogs of the year, as practitioners saw more noteworthy decisions than usual in 2025. ...Read More | |||
