Industry Insights
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Kamin: CDC Says COVID-19 Unlikely to Spread by Touching Surfaces | 01/28/2022 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| During a recent doctor deposition, a well-renowned internist and pulmonologist told me he was skeptical about whether COVID-19 could be transmitted by touching a surface that was previously touched by a sick person. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: What Ever Happened to Prop. 22? Oh, Yeah. | 01/27/2022 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Everyone has their favorite saga. For some, it’s "Lord of the Rings." For others, it’s "Star Wars," and for a shrinking few out there, it’s even "Game of Thrones." But for workers’ comp nerds like me, there’s always r...Read More | |||
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Paduda: (Most) Private Insurers Aren't Controlling Costs | 01/26/2022 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The prices private insurers have paid to hospitals and physicians have increased much faster than prices paid by Medicare and Medicaid. And it’s not because providers are cost-shifting. ...Read More | |||
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Duff: NFIB v. Department of Labor, OSHA in a Few Sentences | 01/25/2022 | |
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| By: Michael C. Duff | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In my first reading of the opinion, I conclude that all the Supreme Court said in the big National Federation of Independent Business vs. OSHA case is that the Occupational Safety and Health Admini...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: What's New in 2022? | 01/24/2022 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| We’re going strong through the first month of 2022, but I just have to ask: Have you updated all your pay rates for the new year? ...Read More | |||
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Young: 2022 Workers' Comp Quiz | 01/21/2022 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Where is California workers’ comp headed in 2022? That’s the subject of the 2022 Workers Comp Zone quiz. Each year I kick off the year with a quiz for workers’ comp savants. ...Read More | |||
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Langham: Drugs and Overdose | 01/20/2022 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A publication recently reported disturbing numbers for "unintentional overdoses from nonmedical use of drugs." ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: So, About Those New Regs ... | 01/19/2022 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Here we are in 2022 and ready to bravely face all the new fun and adventure that awaits us. ...Read More | |||
| Geaney: Key Legislation in 2022 | 01/14/2022 | ||
| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In the first few days of 2022, two major legislative developments have significantly impacted workers’ compensation law. The legislation effectively repealing the Supreme Court decision in Hersh v. County of Morris will ha...Read More | |||
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Vasquez: See's Candies: The Unwitting Supplier to Forrest Gump | 01/13/2022 | |
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| By: Davil R. Vasquez | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| According to Forrest Gump, “Life is like a box of chocolates — you never know what you’re gonna get.” See’s Candies recently learned that lesson, as explained on Dec. 21, 2021, by the California Court of Appeal. ...Read More | |||
