Industry Insights
| Risk Transfer Without Risk | 06/25/2009 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Jon CoppelmanThe Defense Base Act (DBA) was enacted in 1941, to cover the injuries to civilian employees — primarily a few hundred engineers — during the second world war. The act might have worked then, but it certainly is not working now, nearly 70 years later. ...Read More | |||
| Requiem For Desired Legislation | 06/03/2009 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Julius YoungA quiet burial was held last week.The decedent? The bill to increase permanent disability benefits, SB 773 (Florez). Similar bills had passed the California legislature for three straight years, only to be vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger. In 2008, it was SB 1...Read More | |||
| RiteAid and FirstScript at Odds | 05/28/2009 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Joe PadudaI had a chance to speak with the PR folks from RiteAid (Wednesday) morning, who were responding to my request for additional information about RiteAid's decision to terminate its relationship with work comp PBM FirstScript.RiteAid is still participating with ...Read More | |||
| Review of Work Comp in the Land of Lincoln | 04/30/2009 | ||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Michael E. Rusin AROUND SPRINGFIELD All Illinoisans have been embarrassed by the actions of our former governor, Rod Blagojevich. At the time I published my last newsletter a few months ago, Blagojevich had just been indicted by the U.S. Attorney for soliciting b...Read More | |||
| Retaining Control Over Subs Could Cause Liability | 01/28/2009 | ||
| By: Shawn R. Biery | |||
| State: IL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Shawn R. BierySynopsis:If you, as a general contractor, exercise sufficient control over the work performed on the job sites, summary judgment may not be granted and you may face trial to determine if you would be liable for injuries of a subcontractor's employees....Read More | |||
| Roll Up Our Sleeves and Get the Job Done | 05/16/2008 | ||
| By: Commissioner Steve Sviggum | |||
| State: MN | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Commissioner Steve SviggumMinnesota Department of Labor and IndustryAs the 2008 legislative session continues and the Capitol halls buzz with activity, the Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) ispreparing workers’ compensation reform proposals for the 2009 session....Read More | |||
| Repetitive Motion Disease Found for Back Injury in Comp Case | 09/22/2007 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Brent Adams The North Carolina Court of Appeals has upheld a workers' compensation claim arising out of a back injury which was not caused by an accident or by a specific traumatic incident. In workers' compensation cases, it is usually necessary for a claimant to prove ...Read More | |||
| Recent Happenings of Interest in Workers' Comp | 09/08/2007 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Jake Jacobsmeyer As many of you are aware, most of my e-mail messages focus on published appellate or Workers' Compensation Appeals Board decisions. These cases provide citable authority and help define issues in workers' compensation at the highest appellate levels. On ...Read More | |||
| Reform Has Some Flaws That Need Repair | 08/25/2007 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Brad Walters As many people are now aware, Gov. Eliot Spitzer recently signed into law a comprehensive Workers' Compensation Law that will overhaul the antiquated system that exists in New York state. Let me be the first to applaud the governor and Legislature for taking a big, positi...Read More | |||
| Reduce Workers' Comp Costs with CompScore Metrics | 08/11/2007 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Frank Pennachio How do companies keep score in workers' compensation? Typically, insurance carriers provide basic or "top-of-the-line measurements," such as annual totals of claim expenditures, average claim costs for medical-only claims and average claim costs for lost-t...Read More | |||
