Industry Insights
| Employer as Nanny | 12/07/2011 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| I hope my dear readers had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I wish I had a great decision to show you on this welcome-back-to-work morning. But, sadly, all I have for you is more pocket-picking of a California employer.The Court of Appeals recently declined to review the decimation ...Read More | |||
| E/C Must Authorize Treatment for Non-compensable Condition | 11/04/2011 | ||
| By: Michael Rabinowitz | |||
| State: FL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| (Consider this post as my scary Halloween article for E/C’s.)This issue is hotly debated now among carriers. What do you do when an authorized doctor requires claimant’s non-compensable condition be treated before the doctor will treat the compensable injury? For exampl...Read More | |||
| Expanding the Coming and Going Rule: One Officer's Struggle | 11/02/2011 | ||
| By: Bernie Agosto and Chelsie King Garza | |||
| State: TX | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Police officers never stop acting as those who protect and serve. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week they are expected to stop crime and enforce the oath they take upon graduating the academy. And yet, for one officer who was injured in the line of duty, a fine line as to what constitutes "o...Read More | |||
| Experience Modification Alert: NCCI Changing the Rules | 10/04/2011 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| It's been more than 20 years since the National Council on Compensation Insurance changed the rules relating to the calculation of the experience modification factor. Given that experience modification determines the cost of insurance for all but self-insured employers, these changes require ...Read More | |||
| Earnings Include Employer-Provided Living Quarters and Benefit | 09/20/2011 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| The California 3rd District Court of Appeals has ordered published a recently issued decision on calculation of temporary disability benefits where the employee’s earnings include not only salary but also living quarters including utilities but where the living expenses are identified by the p...Read More | |||
| Effective Dates for the 2011 Amendments | 07/07/2011 | ||
| By: Eugene Keefe | |||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| By Eugene KeefeKeefe Campbell & AssociatesIt may be important to put in an Outlook appointment into your system to keep track to the extent this will effect overall claims handling.The amendment to Section 1 requires an employee to bear the burden of showing, by a p...Read More | |||
| Employers Paying Closer Attention to Preventative Measures | 05/18/2011 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Zachary H. SacksSacks & ZolonzAs an employer, you want to do everything you can to prevent serious work injuries and provide employees with a safe working environment. By doing so, you can minimize costs and maintain productivity.In fact, the need to provide a sa...Read More | |||
| Employer that Paid Full Salary to Teacher Entitled to Credit | 05/10/2011 | ||
| By: Matthew Ignoffo | |||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Matthew IgnoffoKeefe, Campbell & AssociatesThe Appellate Court reversed the Circuit Court and the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission on the issue of whether an employer was entitled to a credit for a Section 8(j)2 credit for salary paid to Petitioner in lieu of te...Read More | |||
| Employee Respiratory Problems and the Value of Spirometry Testing | 05/09/2011 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Zachary H. SacksSacks & ZolonzAs an employer, you want to maximize your production, keep your costs as low as possible and avoid the incurrence of legal fees or fines whenever possible. One way to do this is to implement policies/procedures that are specifically designed to ...Read More | |||
| Employer Fraud is Alive and Well | 04/21/2011 | ||
| By: Jon Gelman | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Jon GelmanPerception is reality until proven otherwise, and when it comes to fraud in the workers’ compensation system there is the perception that employee fraud is widespread and costs are up because of employee fraud. Could that perception be wrong? For example, are those ind...Read More | |||
