Industry Insights
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Gelman: Watered-Down Supplemental Benefits Bill Heads to Governor | 03/05/2019 | |
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| By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A watered-down version of the original New Jersey supplemental workers’ compensation benefits bill has been approved by the Legislature. It now heads to Gov. Phil Murphy for review. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: WCAB Rejects Efforts to Block Subpoena of Applicant's Employment Records | 03/04/2019 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Are you seeing more cases where applicants' attorneys start fighting subpoenas for prior records? ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: WCRI: Deductibles and Claims | 03/01/2019 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I showed up late to the Workers Compensation Research Institute's annual meeting Thursday in Phoenix, and thanks to American Airlines I missed three great sessions. Two dealt with opioids and one was a deep dive into coordinating medical and return-to-work services. ...Read More | |||
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Torrey: A Kentucky Lawyer Writes on Black Lung Disease Law and Policy | 02/28/2019 | |
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| By: David B. Torrey | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In an article published in 2018, author Evan Barrett Smith addresses current issues surrounding the federal Black Lung Benefits Act. His focus is principally on legal developments since the ye...Read More | |||
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Langham: Definitions, Due Process and Waiver | 02/27/2019 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Connecticut Appellate Court decision in Melendez v. Fresh Start General Remodeling and Contracting illustrates some interesting aspects of workers' compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Duff: More Challenges in WC Teaching: Permanent Partial Disability | 02/26/2019 | |
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| Source: Michael C. Duff | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Nothing more quickly allows me as a teacher to reveal and explore the fault lines of workers’ compensation theory than the subject of permanent partial disability. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: Looking for Miracles Under Every Rock | 02/25/2019 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Most workers' comp claim analytics posts I have written were about my search of a good claim analytics package. Unfortunately, my search ended up like my search for workers' comp apps: disappointed with still a hope for the future. ...Read More | |||
| Lynch: The Wizard Behind the Curtain, Part 2 | 02/22/2019 | ||
| By: Tom Lynch | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Let me tell you a story. The year is 2015, and a workers’ compensation consultant is sitting in a highly respected insurer’s plush conference room. The consultant is meeting with the insurer’s senior vice president of claims to negotiate price for an innovative specialty...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: No 'Special Risk/Mission' Exception for MVA After Second Shift at Work | 02/21/2019 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| If you ask an applicants' attorney about the “going and coming rule,” nine out of 10 will tell you, “Oh yeah, it means you’re going to find this claim compensable, and I’m coming for your money.” ...Read More | |||
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Price: Preparing for the New York Formulary | 02/20/2019 | |
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| Source: David Price | |||
| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I recently found myself in a discussion with Mark Pew about the latest version of the proposed New York workers' compensation drug formulary. As is often the case, he had some very good questions. One of those questions really got me thinking: What should payers do —...Read More | |||
