Industry Insights
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Moore: A Few Suggestions for Post-Pandemic Workers' Comp Budgeting | 12/21/2023 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| In a Zoom meeting with a client, the CFO had thought about the best way to set the company’s workers' comp budget. The CFO had set the budget for pre-pandemic numbers (2019) with an added percentage for increases in wages. The client was in a large-deductible program....Read More | |||
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Young: State's Top Comp Developments in 2023 | 12/20/2023 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| As 2023 rolls to a close, it’s time to take stock of the California workers’ compensation system in 2023. Among things that did and didn’t happen, what stood out? What issues or trends rose to the forefront? ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Provider Consolidation Means Higher Comp Costs, Longer Disability | 12/19/2023 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Health care provider vertical integration increases work comp medical costs, increases disability duration and does not deliver better outcomes. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: What to Look for in Subpoenaed Records | 12/18/2023 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| A good batch of subpoenaed records is like a box of chocolates: You never know what you’re going to get. ...Read More | |||
| 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 | |||
