Industry Insights
| To Abey, or not to Abey | 03/15/2010 | ||
| By: Judge Tom Leonard | |||
| State: OK | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Judge Tom LeonardA long, long time ago the word "abeyance" crept into our workers' compensation lexicon. According to The Free Dictionary by Farlex, it means temporarily suspended, on ice, in cold storage, hanging fire. The term does not appear in the Oklahoma statutes....Read More | |||
| The H1N1 Virus: A Workers' Compensation Nightmare? | 03/08/2010 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Rebecca L. WeinbergThe H1N1 virus was one of the leading news stories of 2009. Business owners and human resources personnel were reeling at the terrifying possibility of losing a large portion of their workforce to the virus. Bottles of hand sanitizer sit on the desk of e...Read More | |||
| The Role of the PBM in Workers' Comp | 02/19/2010 | ||
| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Joe PadudaWork comp drug costs account for about one-sixth of medical expenses, and are increasing at a rate appreciably higher than overall medical cost. Why?And more importantly, how are some payers able to keep drug trend negative?I've just come from Com...Read More | |||
| The Medicare Secondary Payer Statute: In Search of Ariadne's Thread | 02/18/2010 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| (Editor's note: On Feb. 17 after this column was written the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services delayed the mandatory reporting deadline under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act to Jan. 1, 2011.)By Tom LynchIn Greek mythology, Daedalus built the Labyrinth for King...Read More | |||
| The Colton Decision and Public School Employees | 02/11/2010 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Michael Sullivan COMPENSATION PAID TO SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEESA school district employee is entitled to receive several special kinds of compensation after sustaining an industrial injury. These take the form of salary supplements to temporary disability for some limited period...Read More | |||
| Thoughts on Injured Workers Self-Administering Set-Asides | 01/21/2010 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| What is happening out there in the real world is lots and lots of workers’ comp claims are being settled with Medicare set-asides where the injured worker or their family are being given a sometimes large MSA trust account that has been approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service...Read More | |||
| The Starbucks Doctrine: Injury on Coffee Break Deemed Compensible | 01/20/2010 | ||
| By: Jon Gelman | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Jon GelmanThe New Jersey Appellate Division has expanded the exceptions to the "going and coming rule" by affirming a trial court decision hold that an injury while on a coffee break is a compensable event. The injured worker was involved in a motor vehicle accident, off the emp...Read More | |||
| To and a Meandering Fro | 01/15/2010 | ||
| State: WY | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Jon CoppelmanRichard Selest worked for the state of Wyoming Department of Transportation. He was asked to attend a training session 100 miles away from his office. Given the nice June weather, Richard, his supervisor and a co-worker decided to ride their motorcycles. (This surely woul...Read More | |||
| Top 10 Events in California Workers' Comp | 01/11/2010 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Julius YoungHere in no particular order are my picks as the 2009 California workers' compensation "Top 10" events. I've included some brief commentary, along with links to posts I did during the year:1. POIZNER CONTINUES TO REJECT WCIRB RATE INCREASE RECOMMENDATION...Read More | |||
| The Importance of Pre-Employment Screening | 01/08/2010 | ||
| State: NA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Teresa A. LongA company advertises a job opening for a worker to pack and load heavy boxes onto trucks. It would seem an easy position to fill.But what if that applicant shows up with two good, strong arms and appears to be a perfect candidate for the job, but has a histor...Read More | |||
