Industry Insights
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Rosil: A Glance at Alternative Dispute Resolution Programs | 01/18/2023 | |
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| By: Stephanie Rosil | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Labor Code 3201.5 allows for collective bargaining agreements between private employer(s)/labor unions and employees that establish alternative dispute resolution programs that replace parts of the typical workers’ compensation system. ...Read More | |||
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Anders: CMS to Provide RREs With Response File on ORM Record Changes | 01/17/2023 | |
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| By: Dan Anders | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Starting in July, responsible reporting entities (RREs) can access updates/changes that another source has made to their claims for ongoing responsibility for medicals (ORM). The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced this in an update to its MMSEA Section 111 NGHP User G...Read More | |||
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Gelman: OSHA Fines Airline for Retaliating Against Workers Who Reported Hazardous Fumes | 01/13/2023 | |
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| By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Federal safety and health investigators have determined that one of the nation's largest airlines retaliated against flight attendants who reported worker illnesses caused by toxic fumes entering aircraft cabins. ...Read More | |||
| CAAA: Stupid Bragging | 01/12/2023 | ||
| By: California Applicants' Attorneys Association | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A few years ago, the California Workers’ Compensation Institute bragged to NPR about how well California’s work comp system was working. The evidence? Probably not something to brag about. “Only” 8% of medical treatment denials for injured worker...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Your Mediation New Year's Resolution | 01/11/2023 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Nice guys do not finish last. On the contrary, they are more likely to get a satisfactory result. ...Read More | |||
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Uribarri: AB 5 Still Creating Headaches for Trucking Industry | 01/10/2023 | |
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| By: Jemma S. Uribarri | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| While California has a long history of extending new rights to employees, not all legislation has the overall intended effect. The passage of Assembly Bill 5 in 2019 is a prime example. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Voluntary vs. Compulsory Employment for County Jail Inmates | 01/09/2023 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In the case of Brown v. County of Los Angeles/Sheriff’s Department, applicant sought workers’ compensation benefits, alleging employment as an inmate of the county jail. Although the county enjoyed initial success on the trial level, its victory was lost...Read More | |||
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Paduda: How'd My 2022 Predictions Turn Out (Part 2)? | 01/06/2023 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Thursday, we dug into my prescience — or lack thereof — as laid out in my first five predictions about workers’ comp in 2022. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: How'd My 2022 Predictions Turn Out? | 01/05/2023 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Proving I never learn, we return to score how I did on my 2022 predictions for workers’ comp. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Welcome to 2023 | 01/04/2023 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| We made it, and here we are. I know we all had some doubts. What better way to start another wonderful year of blogging than by giving a heads-up on the laws that took effect on Jan. 1? ...Read More | |||
