Industry Insights
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Fricker: A New Era for Comp Subrogation | 06/25/2025 | |
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| By: Matthew T. Fricker | |||
| State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| On May 31, Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo signed into law Senate Bill 258, a bipartisan effort that marks a pivotal turning point in the evolution of workers’ compensation subrogation rights in the Silver State. ...Read More | |||
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Fowler: What to Include in Compromise and Release | 09/24/2024 | |
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| By: Emma J. Fowler | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| When drawing up a compromise and release, it’s important for defendants to include as much relevant information as possible because it strengthens the enforceability of this all-important settlement document. ...Read More | |||
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Fish: Employer Responsible for Injury Aggravation 9 Years After Settlement | 09/09/2024 | |
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| By: Mike Fish | |||
| State: AL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| On Aug. 16, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals released its opinion in Victoryland v. Patricia Dianne Arnold w...Read More | |||
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Fletcher: Vocational Apportionment, or Lack Thereof | 08/16/2022 | |
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| By: Gregory P. Fletcher | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A recent panel decision out of Marina del Rey has introduced what may be the most frightening new concept in California workers’ compensation case law since the Kite decision came down. ...Read More | |||
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Fish: Workers' Compensation and the Monkeypox Virus | 08/11/2022 | |
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| By: Mike Fish | |||
| State: AL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Fresh on the heels of COVID-19, reports of monkeypox outbreaks in the United States are starting to get the attention of employers. Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus. Monkeypox symptoms are like smallpox symptoms, but milder and rarely fatal. ...Read More | |||
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Fish: A Must Read for Workers' Compensation Practitioners | 06/27/2022 | |
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| By: Mike Fish | |||
| State: AL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| For those of you who follow national trends and hot issues regarding workers’ compensation, I highly recommend the 2021 LexisNexis book, “Workers' Compensation Emerging Issues Analysis.” ...Read More | |||
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Fish: The Exception That Isn't | 05/16/2022 | |
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| By: Mike Fish | |||
| State: AL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In somewhat of a revelation, I just learned that there are not three exceptions to the schedule of compensation. Not only have I firmly believed that to be the case, I taught others on the subject. For those of you who learned this misinformation from me, please accept my apology....Read More | |||
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Fish: How to Know When You Need an Interpreter | 04/20/2022 | |
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| By: Mike Fish | |||
| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation recently adopted a set of guidelines to be utilized when an interpreter is used in a court proceeding. ...Read More | |||
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Fish: Licensing Requirements for Workers' Compensation Lost-Time Claims Handlers | 05/10/2021 | |
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| By: Mike Fish | |||
| State: AL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Alabama Department of Labor requires all people handling lost-time workers’ compensation claims to complete eight hours of continuing education per calendar year. Medical-only adjusters are exempt from this requirement. ...Read More | |||
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Fruin: Where Are We With State's New IME rules? | 05/04/2021 | |
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| By: Shawna G. Fruin | |||
| State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In 2020 and 2021, there was a lot of action in Washington’s Legislature surrounding the rules for when and how employers can obtain independent medical examinations in workers’ compensation claims. ...Read More | |||
