Workers' Compensation News
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Paduda: The Latest Deal in Workers' Comp Services | 09/25/2018 | |
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| Source: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 189 | 0 | |||
| Paradigm announced it is purchasing Adva-Net, a Florida-based company with a network of pain management providers. While terms weren’t disclosed, word is the price was north of $105 million, a very healthy multiple of earnings. ...Read More | |||
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Torrey: Gig Workforce Members Via Analogy to Exotic Dancers | 09/24/2018 | |
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| Source: David B. Torrey | |||
| State: SC | Segment: Top | 138 | 0 | |||
| In a new article, the author, a law student, tries to predict how South Carolina courts would rule when a platform intermediary worker alleges, in some employment law context (like workers’ compensation), that he or she is an employee. ...Read More | |||
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Weinmann: SB 790 Bites the Dust | 09/21/2018 | |
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| By: Robert Weinmann | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 264 | 0 | |||
| Our decidedly negative story on Senate Bill 790 about gifts and ben...Read More | |||
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Cotter: The Continuing Saga of Vocational Evidence | 09/20/2018 | |
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| By: Jim Cotter | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 270 | 0 | |||
| Judges have thus far been somewhat split on whether vocational evidence is even admissible in injuries that occurred after Jan. 1, 2013, given the changes in the law reflected in Labor Code 4660.1. ...Read More | |||
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Wickert: State Reverses Itself on Post-Settlement Trials | 09/19/2018 | |
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| Source: Gary L. Wickert | |||
| State: AZ | Segment: Top | 111 | 0 | |||
| In Arizona, a workers’ compensation carrier’s statutory lien under § 23–1023 is subject to being reduced if an employer is found to be negligent by a jury. ...Read More | |||
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Jacobsmeyer: Supreme Court Cites Exclusive Remedy in King Decision | 09/04/2018 | |
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| By: Jake Jacobsmeyer | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 446 | 0 | |||
| In one of the most anticipated appellate decisions of 2018, the California Supreme Court has reversed the Court of Appeal decision in King v. CompPartners. ...Read More | |||
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Weinmann: UR Physicians Do Not Owe Injured Workers 'Duty of Care' | 09/18/2018 | |
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| By: Robert Weinmann | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 330 | 0 | |||
| That utilization review physicians do not owe a duty of care to injured workers can reasonably be deduced from the recent California Supreme Court decision that trashed Kirk King's tort claim over an in...Read More | |||
| Potts: The L.A. Times Got It Wrong | 09/17/2018 | ||
| Source: Julleen Potts | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 132 | 0 | |||
| The Los Angeles Times' recent article on workers' compensation unfairly used the actions of a few to put all public safety officers in a bad light. My story tells you why. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: How Every Jurisdiction Can Benefit From an Outcomes-Based Approach | 09/14/2018 | |
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| Source: Gregory Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 181 | 0 | |||
| In recent columns, I have stressed the importance of connecting workers&rsqu...Read More | |||
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Wickert: Subrogable: Is It or Isn't It a Word? | 09/13/2018 | |
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| Source: Gary Wickert | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 152 | 0 | |||
| We are just as guilty as everyone else. Gar...Read More | |||
