Industry Insights
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Paduda: Medical Inflation in Work Comp | 09/12/2023 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Medical inflation in workers' compensation isn’t a problem. In most states. Today. ...Read More | |||
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Young: Comp Bills Advancing | 09/07/2023 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The California Legislature is back after its August hiatus. We’re heading into the legislative home stretch. A few bills of interest to the workers’ compensation community have survived Sept. 1 suspense file votes in the Assembly Appropriations Committee. ...Read More | |||
| CAAA: An Unhappy Labor Day | 09/06/2023 | ||
| By: California Applicants' Attorneys Association | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The State Auditor just released a new report on the failures of the Employment Development Department’s mishandling of the state’s unemployment insurance program, which resulted in a $20 bil...Read More | |||
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Stevens: How CT Doctrine Undermines Post-Termination Defense | 09/05/2023 | |
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| By: Daniel R. Stevens | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The post-termination defense may seem like a good defense against sketchy cumulative trauma claims, but a closer look at California statutes reveals how the Labor Code undermines that plan of action. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Implications of Medicare Drug Price Negotiations | 09/01/2023 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Medicare will negotiate drug prices. Big Pharma is really upset. AARP is really happy. What’s the REAL story? ...Read More | |||
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Kamin and Larres: Parties Likely to Ask High Court to Review Earley Case | 08/31/2023 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin, Louis A. Larres | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The defendants in the case of Earley v. WCAB are likely to ask the state Supreme Court to review the 2nd District Court of Appeal’s decision on the board's “grant for study” practice, according to information learned by the Law Offices of Bradford and Barthel. ...Read More | |||
| CAAA: The Final Finals | 08/29/2023 | ||
| By: California Applicants' Attorneys Association | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| The Legislature will finish its work for the year on Sept. 15. CAAA is working hard on gender bias with a bill that has the U.C. Berkeley Labor Center gather and interpret accurate and objective data on how injured women are penalized for being women. CAAA is pushing legislation e...Read More | |||
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Moore: I Was Wrong on This One | 08/25/2023 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Many months ago, during the pandemic, I had predicted that a soft workers' comp market was a long tunnel with a small light at the end. ...Read More | |||
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Uribarri: In COVID Claims, Follow the Symptoms | 08/23/2023 | |
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| By: Zane P. Uribarri | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| PQME evaluations in workers’ compensation cases can be tricky. With limited time, and sometimes limited records, a PQME must interview an applicant, make an evaluation and issue an opinion on a wide range of topics outlined by lawyers in very long joint letters. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: 10-Year Workers' Comp Claims Report Card | 08/22/2023 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| What does one have to pay for a 10-year workers' comp claims report card including each year’s report? The answer is gratis. ...Read More | |||
