Industry Insights
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Duff: Reporting to Work During Pandemic as Special Mission | 03/25/2020 | |
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| By: Michael C. Duff | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I have great concern that the end of the pandemic will be rife with confusing politics. No sitting president wants a paralyzed economy leading into the election for a second term. ...Read More | |||
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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 | |||
