Industry Insights
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7 Safety Trends for Today's Workplace | 05/21/2019 | |
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| By: Insurance Thought Leadership | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Monumental changes in how and where work is performed create new risk and safety challenges. The recent session at the RIMS 2019 Annual Conference & Exhibition examined emerging workplace risks and effective safety strategies to address them. Speakers included Larry Pearlman, sen...Read More | |||
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Weinmann: Reneging on AB 1107 | 05/20/2019 | |
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| By: Robert Weinmann | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 2 | |||
| In its original form, Assembly Bill 1107 was supposed to give relief to injured workers who were being wrongly denied access to treatment. ...Read More | |||
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Langham: Mesothelioma and Asbestos in the News | 05/17/2019 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In 2018, I penned Territorial Jurisdiction in Workers' Compensation. The litigation mentioned there involved a cancerous condition called mesothelioma. That post included a link to the...Read More | |||
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Duff: Why Federal Equal Protection Challenges to WC Statutes Don't Work | 05/16/2019 | |
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| By: Michael C. Duff | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I do not believe that interference with workers’ compensation rights are subject to vindication under the equal protection clause of the United States Constitution (even when the interference is vicious or unfair), because the obstruction does not disadvantage a suspect class or i...Read More | |||
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Snyder: How to Write a WC Mediation Brief | 05/15/2019 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Why do so many advocates stumble when it comes to preparing for mediation? ...Read More | |||
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Gelman: Leased Employment Has Consequences | 05/14/2019 | |
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| Source: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| An employee leased to another company (ER) — a placement agency (PA) — does not have the rights and benefits available to a regular employee. A recent case illustrates how the leased employee is prohibited...Read More | |||
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Anders: 'Lead, not Follow' Approach Yields Compliant, Cost-Effective MSAs | 05/13/2019 | |
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| Source: Dan Anders | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Just like all of us, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services makes occasional errors. Believe it or not, the government is not infallible. ...Read More | |||
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Castillo: The Big Four | 05/10/2019 | |
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| By: Michael Castillo | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Let's face it: The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) has put a target on injured workers suffering from cumulative trauma. ...Read More | |||
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Young: Hard to Define | 05/09/2019 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| One of the most contentious issues in this year’s Sacramento legislative session is the debate over several bills that would define who is designated an employee under California laws. ...Read More | |||
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Slyngstad: Finding the Right Doctors to Improve Claim Outcomes | 05/08/2019 | |
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| By: Colleen Slyngstad | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Today, workers' compensation leaders understand that by using physicians who have a track record of achieving superior outcomes, such as enabling prompt recovery and early return to work, they can facilitate improved results and significant savings on each and every claim — spanning fro...Read More | |||
