Industry Insights
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Geaney: Avoiding Compensable Holiday Party Accidents | 12/13/2019 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| We are in holiday season. John H. Ge...Read More | |||
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Duff: More Injuries in Amazon's 'Safe America' | 12/12/2019 | |
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| By: Michael C. Duff | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| One reason it is hard to bamboozle me on the true state of working America is that before I became a lawyer, and then a law professor, I did 15 years of hard labor in working America. ...Read More | |||
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Tihin: Combat Unreasonable Travel Time on LC 5710 Fee Requests | 12/11/2019 | |
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| By: George B. Tihin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | |||
| A 33-year-old panel decision is useful in knocking down unreasonable requests for Labor Code 5710 fees by faraway applicants' attorneys opting not to hire a local contract attorney to take a deposition. ...Read More | |||
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Castillo: Hands in the Cookie Jar | 12/10/2019 | |
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| By: Michael Castillo | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The hits keep coming for gig economy employers who continue to do everything they can to turn a profit while denying adequate pay and safety net benefits to their workers. ...Read More | |||
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Gill: Is it QMEs' Responsibility to Determine Whether Their Training Allows Evaluation? | 12/09/2019 | |
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| By: Jaskaran S. Gill | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| We have all learned the importance of obtaining a qualified medical examiner in a desirable specialty before an applicant's attorney seeks a more liberal panel in chiropractic medicine or other less desirable specialty. However, occasionally, the applicant’s counsel is able to win the d...Read More | |||
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Holden: Attorney Evaluation Remains Privileged | 12/06/2019 | |
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| By: Joshua G. Holden | |||
| State: AL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| On Nov. 27, the Alabama Supreme Court released its opinion in Ex parte Dow Corning Alabama Inc., et al. In this case an employee was injured while working for Alabama Electric Co...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Who Are Those Guys? | 12/05/2019 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| That’s the question many have asked when told a handful of California physicians file most of the utilization review and independent medical review requests. ...Read More | |||
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Castillo: Struggling to Keep Up | 12/04/2019 | |
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| By: Michael Castillo | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| As the holiday shopping season kicks into high gear, it's important to remember to exercise kindness — and, more importantly, patience — with the retail workers helping you track down that perfect gift. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Time for an Effective Workers' Comp Opioid Solution | 12/03/2019 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: LA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Monday's WorkCompCentral arrived with William Rabb’s report on the use of opioids by workers’ comp patients in Louisiana. ...Read More | |||
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Larres and Kamin: 3rd DCA Finds Applicable Interpreter Fee Schedule, Dismisses Liens | 12/02/2019 | |
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| By: Louis A. Larres and John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| California’s current rules and regulations already contain an interpreter fee schedule, and interpreters who fail to request a second review of carriers’ explanations of review risk dismissal, according to a new published decision from the 3rd District Court of Appeal in a case litiga...Read More | |||
