Industry Insights
| Measuring work comp savings the wrong way. | 10/10/2007 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| --By Frank Pennachio Throughout much of the United States, declining workers' compensation rates are music to employers' ears. After all, that seems like long-awaited good news, particularly since workers' compensation is more often than not viewed as a necessity and a signif...Read More | |||
| Much Ado About 'I Do': Viability Of Common Law Marriage and Its Effect on Work C | 09/08/2007 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Mark S. Royster The Commonwealth Court recently examined, yet again, the viability of common law marriages, an issue which has caused a flurry of judicial and legislative activity in recent years. Interestingly, matrimonial law plays a significant role in workers' compensation, partic...Read More | |||
| Minimum Wage Hike to Increase Insurance Premiums | 06/30/2007 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| The 2007 Texas Legislature recently ended its regular session and nonsubscriber interests survived numerous attacks. Bills were defeated that would have: * Prohibited voluntary or mandatory arbitration agreements, waivers of jury trial, and certain settlement agree...Read More | |||
| Maimed at Work, Then Deported | 06/30/2007 | ||
| By: Julie Ferguson | |||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Julie Ferguson The Providence Journal featured a troubling story this past Sunday, which was just brought to our attention. For those of us who work in workers comp, the terrible story of Edgar Velazquez: Maimed at work, then deported is one that is played out all too frequently in th...Read More | |||
| Making BWC More Accountable | 06/02/2007 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Sen. John Carey As Ohio's worker's compensation system works to rebuild in the aftermath of a high-profile, rare coin scandal and news of other faulty investments that sent shockwaves throughout the state, the General Assembly took a monumental step last week to not only provide signif...Read More | |||
| Medical Malpractice Claim Tried, Won By Respondent | 05/05/2007 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Anne Hammill-Pasqua Respondent successfully defeated petitioner's dependency claim petition for alleged medical malpractice in the matter of Karak v. DuPont. The matter was tried in the Division of Workers' Compensation pursuant to Hawksby v. DePietro as the alleged malpractice was aga...Read More | |||
| Mere Denial of Notice is Insufficient to Vacate Award | 04/21/2007 | ||
| By: Larry Rogak | |||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Larry Rogak Clarendon National Insurance Co. v. State of New York Workers' Compensation Board (Supreme Court, New York County) (2007 NY Slip Op 30540(U)) (Feinman, j) Clarendon brought this petition to vacate an arbitration award made by Arbitration Forums Inc. Clare...Read More | |||
| Medical Providers Aren't to Blame for Rising Workers' Comp Premiums | 03/10/2007 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Debbie Kobold Montana workers' compensation insurers pay medical providers in this state far less than private health insurers, and in most cases, less than even what Medicare and Medicaid pay for the same services. Many people don't realize that medical providers in this state don't ...Read More | |||
| Mandatory Arbitration: Stupid Employer Trick | 03/10/2007 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Jay Shepherd A growing number of employers are making employees sign agreements that require any disputes to be heard by an arbitrator instead of a court. (Usually the agreements say "any and all" disputes, even though once you say any, you've got all covered. Lawyers: "Why use one (...Read More | |||
| Major Study of Low Wage Immigrant Workers in California | 10/21/2006 | ||
| By: Peter Rousmaniere (Featured Columnist) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Peter Rousmaniere The California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation, a highly visible state agency, released its study of "Barriers to occupational health services for low-wage workers in Califo...Read More | |||
