Industry Insights
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Paduda: What's Keeping Workers' Comp Execs Up at Night | 06/01/2020 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| After 28 calls with workers’ comp execs over eight days it’s quite clear that many are very concerned about specific issues. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: A Moment on 4060 Exams | 05/29/2020 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I am guessing that your inbox is pretty saturated with coronavirus posts, articles, webinars, etc. Since California is looking at an exposure rate of 90,000 cases as of May 23, for a population of around 40 million, the odds of exposure at the moment are relatively low .225%. Maybe it&r...Read More | |||
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Duff: I Hate to Burst Your Bubble | 05/28/2020 | |
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| By: Michael C. Duff | |||
| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The new Illinois workers' compensation COVID-19 presumption is actually three presumptions. The full text of the statutory language is ...Read More | |||
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Langham: A Strenuous Policy | 05/27/2020 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: AZ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Arizona made the news recently with a memorandum regarding COVID-19/Wuhan/SARS-CoV-2. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Hey, Legislators, Don't Do Stupid Stuff | 05/26/2020 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Four months into the COVID pandemic, early data show workers’ comp insurers are doing the right thing. ...Read More | |||
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Barthel and Kamin: Multiple Employers Over 14 Days (Who's Liable?) | 05/22/2020 | |
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| By: Donald R. Barthel and John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Per Gov. Gavin Newsom's recent executive order, issued on May 6, employees who have a positive test result or diagnosis of COVID-19 within 14 days of performing work somewhere other than home at the direction of the employer may enjoy a broad rebuttable presumption that the infection is ...Read More | |||
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VanDillen: The Pandemic Is Leveling Out. Now What? | 05/21/2020 | |
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| By: Linda VanDillen | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 1 | |||
| Our employees may have become deconditioned over the past three months. According to a WebMD article regarding a Danish study on healthy aging, it takes just two weeks of physical inactivity for those who are physically fit to lose a significant amount of their muscle strength. ...Read More | |||
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Anders: Federal Court Rules on Plaintiff's Refusal to Provide SSN | 05/20/2020 | |
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| By: Dan Anders | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A federal magistrate judge got a full education in Section 111 mandatory insurer reporting when a plaintiff refused to provide his Social Security number in a liability settlement with the State of Rhode Island. ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Dismissal Violates Petitioner's Due Process Rights | 05/19/2020 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In the past few years, there have been several unreported cases in which the Appellate Division has found a violation of the due process rights of a respondent. ...Read More | |||
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DuVall: Battling Fraud During a Pandemic | 05/18/2020 | |
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| By: A.D. DuVall | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| As my 10-year-old kicked off week nine of distance learning from home and I entered my fourth month as deputy executive director of the coalition, I've had a prime opportunity to reflect on the extraordinary circumstances the world is confronting at the moment. ...Read More | |||
