Industry Insights
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Langham: Adjudicate, not Litigate | 05/07/2019 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| On April 5, the Florida First District Court decided Marocco v. Russel Brabec. This is not a workers' compensation case, but bears consideration. This litigation fo...Read More | |||
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Paduda: The CBO's Single-Payer Report and Worker's Comp | 05/06/2019 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Congressional Budget Office's 34-page analysis of single payer is out, and there are no references to workers’ comp or occupational injuries/illnesses. ...Read More | |||
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McFaul: 'Claimbatants' Are Victims of On-the-Job Assault | 05/03/2019 | |
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| Source: Anna McFaul | |||
| State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| When an assault at work (by a customer or even a stranger) results in a compensable workers’ compensation claim, the employer or insurer may wonder: Do I have any workers’ compensation lien recovery options in the event a victim restitution award is granted as a result of the criminal...Read More | |||
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Doornink: Doctors Face Exposure to Malpractice, Battery During IMEs | 05/02/2019 | |
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| Source: Christy Doornink | |||
| State: WA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Did you know that independent medical examiners face exposure in the state of Washington for medical malpractice and medical battery causes of action when doing an examination? ...Read More | |||
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Young: More Dominoes Fall | 05/01/2019 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| More dominoes have fallen in the matter concerning former Department of Industrial Relations director Christine Baker. ...Read More | |||
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Duff: Origins and Effects of My Workers' Compensation 'Viscerality' | 04/30/2019 | |
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| By: Michael C. Duff | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I am about to use a largely academic word — viscerality — to explain my atypically (for a law professor) nonacademic relationship to workers’ compensation law. Please be patient with me. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: Gig Economy Workers' Status Headlines Newsom's First Legislative Session | 04/29/2019 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The first few months of the 2019 legislative session opened with bills that would expand the definition of “employees” to include Uber and Lyft drivers, attempt to nullify utilization review, make nonindustrial apportionment more difficult to obtain, and investigate the large number o...Read More | |||
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Moore: Golden Rule for Reporting Work Injuries Keeps It Simple | 04/26/2019 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Employers not having a rule for reporting work Injuries to the workers’ compensation carrier has caused many employers to end up paying very large claims on what should have been small ones. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Gallagher Bassett Uses Data to Improve Care for WC Patients | 04/25/2019 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| What passes for predictive modeling today is like Google maps, except the app tells you when to turn a half hour after you’ve passed the intersection. ...Read More | |||
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Luna: Turning the Clock Back on State's Workers' Compensation System | 04/24/2019 | |
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| By: Carlos Luna | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The California Applicants’ Attorney Association is promoting Assembly Bill 1107 to California legislators in hopes of materially modifying utilization review exemptions for medical treatment. ...Read More | |||
