Industry Insights
| H1N1 Flu and WC, Fresh Dawn for State WCC | 05/06/2009 | ||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Keefe, Campbell & Associates Synopsis: Dealing with H1N1 swine flu claims in workers' compensation.Editor's comment: For the academics out there, a legal concern about a worker becoming sick is an "occupationa...Read More | |||
| Hate Crime Designation May be Defense to Avoid Comp Payout | 01/28/2009 | ||
| State: MN | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Jerry SiskRecently in California a sales clerk was stabbed to death at a Dollar Tree Store while she was working her shift. Afterward, the work comp insurer denied the deceased's family dependency benefits on the basis that the victim's killer was motivated for personal ...Read More | |||
| How to Ease the Pain of Workers' Back Pain | 11/18/2008 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Russell R. OliverFor employers, back pain is a big pain.One estimate pegs the tab for workers’ compensation costs and time lost from work due to back pain at $25 billion a year.Workers’ compensation insurance costs U.S. employers 2% to 4% of their g...Read More | |||
| How to Build a Boutique MPN That Works | 04/18/2008 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| The "chatter" in the industry is about building boutique MPN’s, presumed to mean medical provider networks where individual providers are selected based on some criteria. The term “boutique network” implies it will deliver something better than ordinary MPN’s. What exactly...Read More | |||
| Hey Steve, Get Your Head Out Of The Sand! | 12/18/2007 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| It’s been almost a year since Californians Injured At Work members and interested parties met with newly elected Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner in his office on Capitol Mall.We can still hear his mantra: "I simply will not tolerate any kind of insurance fraud in Calif...Read More | |||
| Hernia Patch Sparked Numerous Lawsuits | 11/07/2007 | ||
| By: Jon Gelman | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Jon GelmanOne of the major flaws of workers compensation acts is that deny injured workers payments for repaired hernia by establishing specific requirements for compensability. Historically the workers' compensation acts denied benefits since employers feared a flood of these occ...Read More | |||
| How does Oregon do it? | 10/26/2007 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Oregon's workers comp system is a success. It is 42nd lowest in insurance rates and among the highest benefits for injured workers in the nation. Premium rates have not gone up for 18 years. ...Read More | |||
| Heart Presumption Application Strictly Interpreted | 08/11/2007 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Jake Jacobsmeyer The 3rd District Court of Appeal ordered publication of a previously issued decision on interpreting the statutory application of presumptions in favor of public safety officers. In California Horse Racing Board v. WCAB (Snezek) the court had overt...Read More | |||
| Hey Mister, Put Down That Tire Iron | 02/24/2007 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Mark Quann Normally investigations don't involve an excess of adrenaline in the blood system. Or if they do, one has screwed up big time. But every now and then the only way to get a product requires that an investigator walk where angels fear to tread. The subject was a mec...Read More | |||
| Home Run King Strikes Out | 02/10/2007 | ||
| By: Jim Smith | |||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Jim Smith, Deputy Director, DMA Investigations The subject we were hired to investigate had numerous subjective back-related complaints, supposedly the result of a fall from a loading dock. The injuries could not be verified by medical exam and he had been released back to work under m...Read More | |||
