Industry Insights
Lynch: Nurses, Nursing Assistants and Back Injuries: 'Twas Ever Thus | 10/11/2018 | ||
Source: Tom Lynch | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Lynch Ryan’s very first client was a Massachusetts community hospital where the experience modification factor was 2.77, primarily due to nursing and nursing assistant back injuries. The year was 1984, 86 years after Mrs. Robb’s ...Read More | |||
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Mahjoubi: Legislation Combats Fraud and Abuse in Lien Practices | 10/10/2018 | |
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By: David F. Mahjoubi | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The California Legislature has taken additional steps to combat fraud and abuses in lien practices not resolved by SB 863. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Fearmongering Abounds for Rare Side Effects of Chiropractic Care | 10/09/2018 | |
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Source: Gregory Grinberg | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
It is no secret in the workers’ compensation community that defendants generally dislike and disapprove of chiropractors, whether as primary treating physicians or as qualified medical evaluators. ...Read More | |||
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Duff: Question of Employee Misclassification Is for Arbitrators | 10/08/2018 | |
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Source: Michael C. Duff | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Months ago, I asked whether arbitrators would decide the scope of the gig economy. ...Read More | |||
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Jacobsmeyer: Appellate Court Rejects PTD 'In Accordance With the Fact' | 10/05/2018 | |
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By: Jake Jacobsmeyer | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
The 3rd District Court of Appeal has issued a stunning decision rejecting the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board's reliance on an award by a judge of permanent total disability based on Labor Code 4662(b)’s language of disability "in accordance with the fact.” ...Read More | |||
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Fein: Let's Open Our Eyes to Work Safety Issues | 10/03/2018 | |
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Source: Lewis Fein | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Beware of those who seek to revise history by erasing or rewriting it altogether. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: What Is a Guaranteed Cost Program in Workers' Compensation? | 10/02/2018 | |
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By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
What is a guaranteed cost program? Is that the type of policy I have in place now? ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: How Much Does Mediation Cost? | 10/01/2018 | |
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Source: Teddy Snyder | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
You could pay $30,000 for a day with a retired state Supreme Court justice. Or you could pay about a tenth of that amount for an effective mediator. ...Read More | |||
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Brady: The Wrong Question Asked Too Late | 09/28/2018 | |
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Source: Francis M. Brady | |||
State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
“Why is this file still open?” Francis M. Brady...Read More | |||
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Luna: The King Case: Imperceptible Implications for UROs | 09/27/2018 | |
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Source: Carlos Luna | |||
State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Many minds in the workers’ compensation community have been monopolized by California’s King v. CompPartners Inc. case. ...Read More | |||
