Industry Insights
| 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 | |||
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Kamin: What to Do When Your QME Moves | 05/21/2024 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| One factor that can delay a workers’ compensation claim is when a qualified medical evaluator moves offices or changes med-legal services and doesn’t tell the parties. This can and has added months to claims. ...Read More | |||
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Montgomery: The Fastest and Slowest Payers | 05/20/2024 | |
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| By: Catherine Montgomery | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| If you treat injured workers, there’s no good reason to wait months or weeks for reimbursement. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: A Workers' Comp Quiz | 05/16/2024 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Workers comp is: Joe Paduda ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: The Perfect Offer | 05/15/2024 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: CA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| You know the case should settle. Why won’t the other side agree to your offer? ...Read More | |||
