Industry Insights
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Snyder: Mediation Is Critical Right Now | 03/24/2020 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Courts are closed. Attorneys and claims professionals are working from home as best they can. But disputes continue. ...Read More | |||
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Swecker: Claim Processing Implications for COVID-19 | 03/23/2020 | |
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| By: Allyson Swecker | |||
| State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| As our Oregon workers’ compensation industry navigates the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Reinisch Wilson Weier PC is providing the following starting points to help you review and process COVID-19-related workers’ compensation claims. ...Read More | |||
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Zachry: Top Cost Drivers in the Workers' Compensation System | 03/20/2020 | |
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| By: Bill Zachry | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Here's my list of the top cost drivers in the workers' compensation system (in my order of importance): ...Read More | |||
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Langham: Reminders on Prejudice | 03/19/2020 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Florida 1st District Court recently granted rehearing and provided an explanation of its decision to affirm a judge of compensation claims in 2K South Beach Hotel LLC v. Mustelie...Read More | |||
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Paduda: COVID-19 and Workers' Comp | 03/18/2020 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| We are in the opening inning of the COVID-19 pandemic, so forecasting where this will end up is a fool’s game. ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Court Permits Plaintiff to Proceed With Suit Over Medical Marijuana | 03/17/2020 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Justin Wild, a licensed funeral director, was diagnosed in 2015 with cancer and was prescribed marijuana under the New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act. ...Read More | |||
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Johnson: Artificial Intelligence and Workers' Compensation Fraud | 03/16/2020 | |
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| By: Gregory Johnson | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Artificial intelligence is redefining work in nearly every industry thanks to the increase in accuracy, efficiency and cost-effectiveness that AI-based applications offer. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: An Abundance of Caution | 03/13/2020 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| An abundance of caution. That, along with social distancing, is the phrase that will mark 2020. ...Read More | |||
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Duff: No Grand Bargain: A Counter-Perspective on 'Portable Benefits' | 03/12/2020 | |
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| By: Michael C. Duff | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I was quoted the other day in Bloomberg News on the subject of “portable benefits” — benefits paid to “gig workers” in lieu of “real benefits” because, well, it’s better than nothing. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Mediator as a Filter | 03/11/2020 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| There’s a lot of interest lately in filtering out bad stuff. Of course, we use filters all the time: air filters in the ceilings in our houses, filters to keep the coffee grounds out of our drinks, water filters to improve the stuff that comes from our faucets, filtered cigarettes. You get ...Read More | |||
