Industry Insights
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Switzer: In Re: Accurate, Quality Court Interpretation | 11/18/2021 | |
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| By: Kenneth M. Switzer | |||
| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Tennessee Bureau of Workers' Compensation’s annual educational conference took place two weeks ago and always produces several hidden gems. One that I found most intriguing was the session on interpretation. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: New ABA Ethics Opinion Addresses Use of Interpreters | 11/10/2021 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| On Oct. 6, the American Bar Association published Formal Opinion 500, Language Access in the Client-Lawyer Relationship. ...Read More | |||
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Smythe: The Pros and Cons of Working Remotely | 10/21/2021 | |
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| By: Lee Ann Smythe | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in mid-March of 2020, the landscape of employment was changed drastically and forever. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Three Reasons Honest Witnesses Tell False Stories | 09/15/2021 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Many cases turn on the recollection of “percipient” or “occurrence” witnesses. These are people who used their senses to see or hear relevant evidence. ...Read More | |||
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Salem: Board Affirms Opinion on Reasonable Necessity of Treatment | 08/16/2021 | |
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| By: Jane Salem | |||
| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Tennessee Workers' Compensation Appeals Board released an opinion Aug. 6 affirming a trial court decision that a proposed treatment is reasonable and necessary when the treating physicians, who examined the injured worker, recommended it. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: 50 Shades of Negotiation Gray | 08/11/2021 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| No, this post doesn’t qualify as erotica. It’s about the ability to see nuance. ...Read More | |||
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Salem: Do Workers' Comp Professionals 'Pray With Our Feet'? | 08/09/2021 | |
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| By: Jane Salem | |||
| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Before the pandemic, we in Nashville used to go to concerts or sporting events at the Bridgestone Arena. It holds a lot of people. ...Read More | |||
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Stevens: Revisiting the Valdez Decision's Impacts on Non-MPN Reports | 08/06/2021 | |
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| By: Daniel R. Stevens | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| When analyzing whether one is liable for temporary disability benefits, it’s important for adjusters to remember that the state Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in Valdez v. WCAB stated that non-MPN reports are still admissible for purposes of obtaining temporary disability ben...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Do You Hate Your Siblings This Much? | 07/14/2021 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A Minnesota appellate case shows how damaging intra-family business disputes can be. ...Read More | |||
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Salem: Appeals Board Issues Key Evidence Opinions on Medical Records | 07/07/2021 | |
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| By: Jane Salem | |||
| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Within the past two weeks, the Tennessee Workers' Compensation Appeals Board has made significant evidentiary rulings about the admissibility of Form C-32 and medical records. ...Read More | |||
