Industry Insights
| Vines: Revisions to Appeals Board Rules | 12/14/2023 | ||
| By: Elizabeth K. Vines | |||
| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| When speaking on behalf of the Tennessee Workers' Compensation Appeals Board to any audience, I always stress the importance of reading our rules. They’re our “how-to” manual and can help practitioners and self-represented litigants alike avoid losing an appeal on te...Read More | |||
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Langham: The OJCC Today | 12/13/2023 | |
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| By: Judge David Langham | |||
| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| The 2022-23 Florida OJCC Annual Report is likely the most introspective annual review in the world of workers' compensation adjudication. ...Read More | |||
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Wickert: The Inexplicable Workers' Compensation Waiver of Subrogation Endorsement | 12/12/2023 | |
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| By: Gary L. Wickert | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Most state workers’ compensation laws, or cases construing them, allow the employer and its carrier to waive the right to subrogate against a third party that caused or contributed to an employee’s injury. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: Golden State's Economic Impact on Workers' Comp | 12/11/2023 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| I viewed the WCIRB California Economic Impact on Workers' Comp presentation on Wednesday. I miss the in-person presentations. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Another Deal Is Done in Work Comp Services | 12/08/2023 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Private equity firms Lee Equity Partners and Elements Health Investors completed a recap of Carisk Partners last week, marking one of the very few deals to be done over the last many months. ...Read More | |||
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Burns: The Premise Line Rule and Injuries 'Outside of Work' | 12/07/2023 | |
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| By: Michael P. Burns | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| An employer may be located on 123 Main St., and an employee’s shift may begin at 8 a.m., but an injury occurring at 7:50 a.m. a few feet outside of the entrance to the facility could constitute an industrial injury if certain criteria are satisfied. ...Read More | |||
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Clark: Tips for Settling at the Deposition | 12/06/2023 | |
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| By: Scott C. Clark | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| "Put that coffee down. Coffee's for closers only." ...Read More | |||
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Moore: Workers' Comp Premium Audit Guide for Employers | 12/05/2023 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| A California workers' comp premium audit guide showed up in a peculiar place. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Getting Smarter About PT | 11/27/2023 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Why do some patients need more physical therapy than others? ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: COVID Presumptions Expire Jan 1, 2024 | 11/22/2023 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| California’s COVID-19 presumptions will expire on Jan. 1, 2024, which means employer-related outbreak reporting and shortened decision time frames are going the way of the dinosaur. ...Read More | |||
