Industry Insights
Langham: Dr. James McCluskey | 04/19/2023 | ||
By: David Langham | |||
State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
Yet another example of what has recently been too frequent. ...Read More | |||
Kamin: Employment Laws Leading to More Ex-Cons in the Workplace | 04/18/2023 | ||
By: John P. Kamin | |||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
California’s 2018 Fair Chance Act and subsequent legislation that makes it more difficult for employers to avoid hiring ex-cons often has negative effects on both employers and employees and tends to show its ugly head in the workers’ compensation system. ...Read More | |||
Moore: A Question for ChatGPT About Minimum Disability Rates | 04/17/2023 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
I decided to try to stump artificial intelligence again by asking ChatGPT a workers' comp minimum disability question. Minimum disability rates have long been a bane of mine. See this ar...Read More | |||
Young: Asking ChatGPT About Workers' Comp | 04/13/2023 | ||
By: Julius Young | |||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
What does ChatGPT know about California workers’ comp? I decided I’d ask it, and during two sessions I posed about 45 questions on a wide range of California workers’ comp topics. I’ve included links to both discussions with ChatGPT. ...Read More | |||
Snyder: The Biases You Don't Know You Have | 04/12/2023 | ||
By: Teddy Snyder | |||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
At the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, there are two entrance doors to the exhibits, marked "Prejudiced" and "Unprejudiced." ...Read More | |||
Paduda: What We Found: The Audit Results | 04/11/2023 | ||
By: Joe Paduda | |||
State: NA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
Our report on the audit of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act work comp pharmacy program is now public. ...Read More | |||
Bowers & Luna: Rerouting State's Workers' Compensation Claims Outcomes | 04/10/2023 | ||
By: Sue Bowers & Carlos Luna | |||
State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
In the California workers’ compensation world where presumption and AOE/COE standards are ever-changing along with statutes and regulations, industry experts are making a case for the need to improve health and claims outcomes. ...Read More | |||
Gelman: The Case for Increased Counsel Fees | 04/06/2023 | ||
By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | |||
Long-overdue legislation has been introduced in the New Jersey Assembly to increase workers' compensation counsel fees for petitioners and claimants' attorneys. ...Read More | |||
Walls: The Latest Data on Fatal Workplace Injuries | 04/05/2023 | ||
By: Mark Walls | |||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
The fatal work injury rate increased to 3.6 per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers for 2021 in the U.S., the highest annual rate since 2016. ...Read More | |||
Moore: Three Rx Networks Everyone Can Use | 04/04/2023 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
Prescription networks (also known as pharmacy networks) have evolved over the years due to tech and the internet. In most posts, I do not recommend companies unless I have used them myself. A few years ago (2015), I recommended the prescription network BidRx. I will ...Read More | |||