Industry Insights
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Paduda: Dramatic Changes | 11/28/2022 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Work comp pharmacy has changed dramatically in the last 18 years. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Another Item on the Wish List: CT Reform | 11/23/2022 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| With Hanukkah and Christmas coming up soon, I thought he’d share another one of the items on my workers’ compensation wish list. ...Read More | |||
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Gelman: Element of Compulsion Validates 'Special Mission' Doctrine | 11/22/2022 | |
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| By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The New Jersey Appellate Division conducted an insightful analysis of the "special mission" doctrine in affirming a workers’ compensation award to an employee who suffe...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: DWC Wants Your In-Person Suggestions on Improving the System | 11/21/2022 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| What are your plans for right after Thanksgiving? Do you plan on sharpening your pitchforks? Are you going to be re-binding and re-oiling your torches? Do you plan to grumble vague angry sounds as you coalesce into an unruly mob? ...Read More | |||
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Burk: A Practitioner's Guide to AOE/COE | 11/18/2022 | |
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| By: Maura Burk | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Practitioners and employers will often hear the phrase “arising out of and in the scope of (or course of) employment.” ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: The State of Workers' Comp | 11/17/2022 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The National Academy of Social Insurance has just released its latest report on workers’ compensation. This is required reading for any serious st...Read More | |||
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Kamin: Reminder: Check to See if Liens Are Stayed or Dismissed | 11/16/2022 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The fact that the Division of Workers’ Compensation suspended 178 medical providers during the first eight months of 2022 serves as a fresh reminder that when negotiating lien settlements, defendants should be checking to see if specific liens are stayed or dismissed. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: No Lien Recovery on Unpleaded Body Parts | 11/15/2022 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Pop quiz for you: Does a body part have to be pleaded or claimed by an applicant in order for him to receive medical treatment for that claim? ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: Transition to E-Hearings Means Faster Lien Resolutions | 11/14/2022 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The transition of the modern-day lien conference into electronic hearings has transformed the lien conference from an all-day event with lots of wasted time into a more streamlined hearing that can be incredibly efficient for all parties involved. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Health Insurance as an Item of Damage | 11/11/2022 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Future insurance premiums might be a valid component of a settlement evaluation. ...Read More | |||
