Industry Insights
| The New Workers' Comp Disability Act: 10 Things you Should Know | 01/30/2012 | ||
| By: Gerardyne M. Drozdowski | |||
| State: MI | Segment: | 0 | |||
| The old adage “out with the old and in with the new” took on new meaning for Michigan’s workers’ compensation system this holiday season. In December 2011, the first major legislative changes to the Workers’ Disability Compensation Act (“the Act”) in twenty-...Read More | |||
| The More Things Change... | 01/19/2012 | ||
| By: Mullen & Filippi | |||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| In this edition of the Bulletin we focus on some of the legislative and rule changes that went into effect on January 1, as well as some recent cases that we expect to have an impact on how we do business in this new year. While there are some new rules and rates, and some new interpretations of the...Read More | |||
| The NFL, Apportionment and Substantial Evidence | 01/13/2012 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| It's playoff season in the National Football League so it is only fitting that we get workers' compensation news concerning professional football claims.In a fact pattern that I have personally defended against (unsuccessfully by the way) when I was practicing law, the Oakland Ra...Read More | |||
| Top Ten Developments in Calif. Workers' Comp in 2011 | 01/05/2012 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| What were the top 10 developments in California workers' comp in 2011? It was not a blockbuster year in California workers' comp, although a few things do stand out. Here's my list, in no particular order:1. TRANSITION FROM SCHWARZENEGGER ADMINISTRATION TO THE JERRY BROWN APP...Read More | |||
| Ten Red Flags Indicating Medical Providers May Be Over Treating | 12/14/2011 | ||
| By: Rebecca Shafer | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Chiropractors may receive a bad rap. If anyone mentions excessive treatment that may not heal a patient, chiropractors are first on the list. But, there are certain medical practices, in every medical specialty, in every medical area, that may have a “chiropractor” of the kno...Read More | |||
| Tenn. Case is Clear Example of How Work Comp Kills People | 12/09/2011 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| The Dec. 2 top headline in WorkCompCentral news should be alarming to anyone who has been following the trend of prescription medication abuse in workers' compensation.In Kilburn v. Granite State Insurance Co., the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel of the Supreme Court ...Read More | |||
| The Safety & Health Professional as a Change Agent | 11/22/2011 | ||
| By: Chuck Easterly | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Influence. Creating Change. In my mind, the ability to influence people to change the status quo is the key element in the work of the safety and health professional. All our technical knowledge and our years of experience are of no value if we cannot influence others to make the c...Read More | |||
| The Workers' Comp System shouldn't be Used as a Scapegoat | 11/18/2011 | ||
| By: Howard Ankin | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| As the economy limps along, everyone is looking for someone, or something, to blame. Increasingly, workers’ compensation programs have been targeted, with opponents portraying them as an unnecessary expense that undermines local businesses’ attempts to survive in this challenging economi...Read More | |||
| The WCRI Conference: What to Expect | 11/07/2011 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Following close on the heels of the National Work Comp Conference is the annual educational get-together put on by the Workers' Compensation Research Institute Nov. 16-17 in Boston. This year marks the 28th (or perhaps 29th) edition; the agenda reflects how this industry has evolved over those t...Read More | |||
| Tempest in a Timepot | 11/01/2011 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| It may be that California has taken yet another step in substituting form over substance by pinning down, almost to the last minute, the time the parties must wait and attempt to negotiate an Agreed Medical Examiner before requesting a panel QME.In Tsegay Messele v. Pitco Foods, Inc., 76...Read More | |||
