Industry Insights
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Walls: Perils of Pandemic Premium Audits | 01/11/2021 | |
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| By: Mark Walls | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Because workers’ compensation premiums are usually driven by employer payroll, carriers audit the payroll figures to ensure that the worker classifications are accurate and that the premiums reflect the covered risks. ...Read More | |||
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Fish: Attorney General Says Vaccination Side Effects Are Covered by Comp | 01/08/2021 | |
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| By: Mike Fish | |||
| State: AL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| At least, that was the opinion of the Alabama attorney general on Feb. 3, 2003. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: CT Claim Barred by Statute of Limitations | 01/07/2021 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Now that we’ve all gotten over our glow and inclinations toward goodwill to all mankind and are back to being the cynical, cold-hearted naysayers of the workers’ comp world (or is that just me?), I would like to share with you one of my many gripes with the workers’ comp wo...Read More | |||
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Salem: Let's Ban Some Words | 01/06/2021 | |
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| By: Jane Salem | |||
| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| When you grow up the daughter of an English teacher alongside six siblings who all earned a degree in one form or another in English, well, you become a grammar nerd, whether or not you like it. ...Read More | |||
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Castillo: A New Year's Resolution | 01/05/2021 | |
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| By: Michael Castillo | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| While the state Legislature continues to address the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re hoping to carve out space to tackle a long-standing problem plaguing injured workers: reducing delays in medical treatment. ...Read More | |||
| Young: The Top 10 California Workers' Comp Developments of 2020 | 01/04/2021 | ||
| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| It’s time to take stock of what transpired in the California workers’ comp world in 2020. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: WCAB Upholds Finding of No Employment in Residential Case | 12/30/2020 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I bring you today the case of Garcia v. Sweet Melody Express, in which the Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel affirmed a trial judge’s finding that applicant Garcia was not an employee of defendant. ...Read More | |||
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Switzer: Looking Back on 2020 | 12/29/2020 | |
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| By: Kenneth M. Switzer | |||
| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Winter is here and just a few days remain in the year. Much has been said about 2020, and understandably the theme overall has ranged from disappointment to sorrow. It’s been a year for reflection and re-evaluating priorities. As a court, we strived to stay positive and focused on our ...Read More | |||
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Duff: Will New FLSA Employee Test Change Anything? | 12/28/2020 | |
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| By: Michael C. Duff | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Bloomberg Daily Labor Report recently said “the U.S. Labor Department sent to the White House for review a high-profile final rule to ease employers’ use of independent contractors, continuing the Trump administration’s deregulatory push in the final weeks before the preside...Read More | |||
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Holden: Collateral Estoppel Does Not Violate Right to Trial by Jury | 12/23/2020 | |
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| By: Joshua G. Holden | |||
| State: AL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| On Dec. 11, the Alabama Supreme Court rendered a decision finding that collateral estoppel does not violate the constitutional right to a trial by jury. This finding was based on a review of a motion for summary judgment order granted in favor of the employer by the Circuit Court of Shelby C...Read More | |||
