Industry Insights
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Snyder: Tolstoy on Mediated Settlements | 06/12/2024 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| All successful mediations are alike. Each unsuccessful mediation is unsuccessful in its own way. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: Class Code 5606: Who's the Boss? | 06/11/2024 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Over the last decade, workers' comp class code 5606 has generated so many questions from insureds. ...Read More | |||
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Switzer: Smoothing Those Bumps in the Road | 06/10/2024 | |
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| By: Judge Kenneth M. Switzer | |||
| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| In March, I authored an article entitled “Important Change Coming Soon.” The gist of the article was to report that beginning on March 25, all mediations would end in the issuance of a...Read More | |||
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Paduda: What's Up With Optum Workers' Comp? | 06/06/2024 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Tuesday's non-announcement that ExamWorks bought Optum’s Settlement (MSA) business should not have been a surprise. ...Read More | |||
| CAAA: Employer Fraud Highlights Comp Challenge | 06/04/2024 | ||
| By: California Applicants' Attorneys Association | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Employer insurance fraud in California’s workers' compensation system continues to be a significant issue, as evidenced by recent high-profile cases involving substantial payroll underreporting. It is estimated that workers' compensation employer fraud costs the state ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Court Dismisses Claim of Petitioner Shot During Course of Employment | 05/31/2024 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| There are very few cases in the New Jersey Division of Workers’ Compensation involving injuries to employees who are shot at work. Avery v. Next Mile, LLC/DSP (May 23, 2024) presents several interesting issues. ...Read More | |||
| Kamin: EDD's Understaffing and Tech Problems is Delaying Settlements | 05/29/2024 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Legislature’s failure to fully fund the Employment Development Department has led to a situation where countless settlements are being delayed, and the department’s annual revenues are being artificially depressed due to understaffing. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: My Own Claim Problems | 05/28/2024 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 1 | |||
| Last month, I had my own claims adjuster experience. I will not go into the name of my homeowner’s policy insurance carrier or the nature of my claim. ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Paying Twice | 05/24/2024 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
| Imagine a conversation in a restaurant between a customer who orders a three-course meal and the waiter, who brings the customer a bill after the first course. ...Read More | |||
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Russell: Canaries in a Coal Mine | 05/22/2024 | |
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| By: Andrew Russell | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Last week, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul held a press conference to announce the details of a new study that describes a correlation between hot summer days and workers’ compensation claims in her state. ...Read More | |||
