Industry Insights
Grinberg: WCAB Rejects AME's Apportionment Analysis | 03/30/2023 | ||
By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
Nothing ruins my day more than reading about yet another apportionment finding by a medical evaluator being rejected by the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. ...Read More | |||
Grinberg: WCAB: May I Have Your Autograph? | 03/28/2023 | ||
By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
Aside from another storm getting ready to pound the Bay Area, there’s a smaller storm a-brewin’ in our beloved swamp of workers’ compensation. ...Read More | |||
Kamin: COVID Sick Pay a Thing of the Past | 03/27/2023 | ||
By: John P. Kamin | |||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
Thanks to expiring legislation and Cal/OSHA regulations, COVID-19 sick pay is no longer available for California employees. ...Read More | |||
Zachry and Bloom: Claims Management Skills and Training | 03/24/2023 | ||
By: Bill Zachry and Barry Bloom | |||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
As the claims manager goes, so goes the office. ...Read More | |||
Kamin: Lawmakers' Initial Bills Show Interest in PTSD Presumptions | 03/23/2023 | ||
By: John P. Kamin | |||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
California lawmakers have proposed a number of bills during the current legislative session that would make thousands more employees eligible for post-traumatic stress disorder presumptions. ...Read More | |||
Grinberg: COA Upholds Prop. 22. Should Other Industries Follow? | 03/21/2023 | ||
By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
I hope you are staying dry and not being blown away by the crazy winds. It can be dangerous driving in these stormy conditions, especially when you are busy reading these blog posts or thinking of new ways to deny benefits. Accordingly, you might consider taking an Uber or Lyft to get f...Read More | |||
Young: Court of Appeal Rules on Prop. 22 Challenge | 03/17/2023 | ||
By: Julius Young | |||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
The legal wars about the gig economy continue. ...Read More | |||
Grinberg: WCAB Says Develop the Record on COVID-19 Claim | 03/16/2023 | ||
By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
You know what’s special about March? It’s been roughly three years since the lockdowns began. So what better way to commemorate three years since the world turned upside down than with a COVID workers’ compensation case? ...Read More | |||
Snyder: Whew! Our Jobs Are Still Safe From AI. | 03/15/2023 | ||
By: Teddy Snyder | |||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
I recently attended a webinar where the speaker stated that as facts emerged in mediation, we would be able on the spot to turn to artificial intelligence for a case evaluation. ...Read More | |||
Moore: Huge Hidden Effect of Catastrophic Claims | 03/14/2023 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
Mark Walls of Safety National and the Work Comp Analysis Group on LinkedIn posted quite interesting articles over the last two weeks on the hidden effect of catastrophic workers' comp claims. Check out ...Read More | |||