Industry Insights
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Duff: Will Arbitrators Decide the Scope of the Gig Economy? | 05/23/2018 | |
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| Source: Michael C. Duff | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| My colleague and co-editor of this blog, Judge David B. Torrey, pointed out to me recently that several of the gig “worker” contracts contain mandatory binding arbitration provisions. Preliminary to the question of whether a worker is an employee is the question of who makes that...Read More | |||
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Luna: It's About Time Feds Focus on States' Success in War on Opioids | 05/22/2018 | |
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| By: Carlos Luna | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The House of Representatives has held numerous information-gathering meetings in D.C. The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hosted a recent event on May 8. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Exoskeletons: The Bane of CTs | 05/21/2018 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I previously wrote a bit about exoskeletons, those robots you practically wear on the outside of your body that help take the load off for heavy or repetitive tasks. ...Read More | |||
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Walls: Workers' Comp in the Year 2030 | 05/18/2018 | |
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| By: Mark Walls | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| At the recent WCRI Annual Issues & Research Conference, Dr. Richard Victor, former CEO of the Workers Compensation Research Institute and current senior fellow with the Sedgwick Institute, discussed his views of workers’ compensation in the future. ...Read More | |||
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Nasser: Genetics and Apportionment | 05/17/2018 | |
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| Source: Sana Nasser | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In April 2017, the California 3rd District Court of Appeals issued a favorable ruling regarding apportionment for genetic factors. ...Read More | |||
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Young: WCIRB's Report on Obamacare and Workers' Comp | 05/16/2018 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Has the Affordable Care Act had an impact on California workers’ comp? ...Read More | |||
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Luna: Beyond Pennsylvania Politics | 05/15/2018 | |
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| By: Carlos Luna | |||
| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Pennsylvania, ranked second in average MEA per claim with opioids, according to Workers Compensation Research Institute’s Interstate Variations in Use of Opioids, Fourth&n...Read More | |||
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Smith: Do You Belong to the Coalition FOR Insurance Fraud? | 05/14/2018 | |
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| Source: Matthew J. Smith | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The headline is hardly a typo, nor does it refer to the honest organization called the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud. ...Read More | |||
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Langham: Injury and Sufficiency Debates | 05/11/2018 | |
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| Source: David Langham | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A recent news story reminded me of heart attack cases in Florida. I recall trying to explain Florida heart attack law to many ...Read More | |||
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Keefe: More Goofy Legislation in Workers' Comp | 05/10/2018 | |
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| By: Eugene Keefe | |||
| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Last month, the Illinois House of Representatives passed a bill that would again supposedly set up a tiny government insurer for the residual market. ...Read More | |||
